Potty Training Round 2

With the summer holidays, the lovely weather and the days we are spending in the garden we decided to see if youngest small was ready for potty training. She already used the potty and the toilet at set times during the day - before meals, bath time and bed time, the same as oldest small as we figured it would get her used to it without any pressure to actually perform. For the last few weeks she has been asking for big girl pants and we had been letting her wear them after tea time until bath time, with accidents so she could get used to them, again, with no real pressure.

So, last week we decided to take the plunge. We had a few days where we had nothing serious planned so we bit the bullet, gave her the pants and hoped for the best. I have to say that we have been amazed and I think all the work preparing her has really helped as I can sit her on day 6 and I think we may have cracked it as we have had 3 days with no accidents (except a dress getting in the way!) and today we have been out and about to do the shoe thing as well as the food shopping all accident free. Proud, me? Very.

I have fingers crossed that this success will continue, she is so independent and her smile when she tells me she has achieved something on the loo melts me plus, on a more practical note, it is saving me a fortune on pull-ups. We still need them for night time but that is one a day and not 4-6 that we were used to.

Sadly there is a slight downside. Oldest small has struggled. Mainly with his view of a lack of attention as so much has been focused elsewhere and it has lead to some of his more challenging behaviour but I am hoping this will turn around and he will realise that he has to share his parents with his sibling and it doesn't mean we love him any less or that we are any less proud of his achievements but rather than they are able to take it in turns.

In other news we have received confirmation of our celebration hearing date at the end of next month, our day to go to court with the children and meet the judge who granted their adoption order and then to have a day dedicated to them, to us and to our family.