11.06.2008

Something's Missing


You see, we bought Jordyn a potty chair back in September, and she loves it. Whenever she sits on it she get the biggest grin that screams "Mommy Wow! I'm a BIG GIRL now!" We frequently give her the opportunity to sit on her "potty." She knows exactly where to go (the 1/2 bath) when we tell her to go sit on the potty, she climbs on her little stool and tries to get on the seat by herself, but we usually lend a helping hand. Then she reaches for the toilet paper, and wipes. Drops the paper in the bowl and hurries onto her stool so she can watch it go down the toilet. When she's all done she washes her hands (I hold her up to the sink and turn on the water, but she pretty much does the rest on her own). She dries her hands, gets a new diaper out of the cupboard and heads out. But as you can see, there is one very important step missing.


She has NEVER actually used the toilet. She'll sit and sit, but I have yet to hear the tinkle of her actually using the toilet. On occasion {on FREQUENT occasion} when she gets off the toilet, she'll squat on the rug and let it all loose. So here's my question, how does one inform a little one that the rug is not the place to let it go, and instead use the toilet. We get the impression that she knows when she needs to go for she always squats when things are movin' out. I guess we'll just have to wait a bit longer until her communication skills are a little better, and then, when she's ready, we'll have all the little steps taken care off and can focus on the important step.

3 comments:

  1. Well, when you figure out that important step, send Jordyn over to teach Peyton! ;-) I hope potty training goes easy for you. It certainly looks like you've got a head start! Good luck!

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  2. Shelby is the same way! She has successfully gone to the bathroom on the toilet twice, and once in the potty...but that is only three days out of a whole bunch! I am sure they were merely by accident. Let me know if you figure out how to teach that key skill!

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  3. that is an important step but thats awesome she sits on it for that long!

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