Today was a big day for Beatrice. Not because she learned to put feathers in her hair (Sarah B says it was for an art project)
Nope, today was the day that Beatrice pooped in the potty for the first time!
****WARNING: THE REMAINDER OF THIS POSTING IS ABOUT POOP - STOP READING IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE A TODDLER-LEVEL DISCUSSION OF POOP****
Nope, today was the day that Beatrice pooped in the potty for the first time!
I know this doesn't mean she is potty trained. I know there is still a long road ahead, and I'm sure this may well be a one-time-deal. But the door is open now, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Actually I really don't mind changing diapers. It's just that (apologies to the much older Beatrice reading this) Beatrice refuses to squat when she poops. You go and try to stand, cheeks clenched, and poop. Ain't gonna happen. So sitting on the toilet is a) significantly easier and b) super exciting! Thus we allowed her to have an ice pop and watch TWO episodes of Barney. What? Bribery works! It is an excellent parenting skill, even Dr. Spock thinks so.
3 comments:
Hoooray! Good job, little Pooper!
Try everything and then introduce the diaper fairy - tell Bea she needs to put her diapers outside her bedroom and the diaper fairy will come and get them and give them to little babies and leave her a present. Talk about it on and off for a bout a month - make sure she gets it, she tells the story to you, she's the one looking forward to it, not you - you need her to buy in - so you may want to wait a couple months. But it works! At least it worked for us. Good luck - other people have had long stories about it taking months and months. Chase loved the diaper fairy and the following two days she had accidents and then done! Even at night!
Hurray for Dr. Spock!
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