October 13, 2006 - Potty Training Round #2 (child #2)

Well, it took us a year to get Nicholas potty trained from start to finish, so we with another child on the way we decided that if we didn't get Gabrielle interested in the potty soon, that we would have 3 kids in diapers after the new baby is born. Not a good scenario when it comes to the pocket book. We braced ourselves for a long haul and started to prepare Gabrielle to begin.

We took her to the store and let her pick out her very own potty seat as she seemed to have no interest in what we already had. She picked out a pink and purple princess potty, then she got to pick out new underwear (My Little Pony), and pick out her treats. So, Monday morning we started. It was a rough start with wet pants everywhere, but we vowed not to go back to the pull-ups she's been wearing. Ended up making a quick run Monday morning to the 2nd hand store to pick up some extra pairs of sweat pants as she was running out of clothes quickly, having no comprehension of what was going on.

Day #1 - we did happen to catch a break several times and she actually pee'd during a time we had just decided she needed to sit there a while.

Day #2 - total disaster, 5 wet pants before lunch time and then she just didn't go all afternoon, however, in preparation for running an errand she did sit there right after dinner and she happened to go.

Day #3 - what a turn around, we started the day with a wet pants, but then mid morning in the middle of the basement she told Paul she had to go and took off upstairs. This was the start of a good thing. She began telling us she had to go, and we weren't forcing her to sit there. She started staying dry even with a pull-up on when we were shopping and then going on the potty when we got home.

Day #4 - Only one accident all day.

Day #5 - Only one accident all day.


We are now well into Day #6 and we haven't had an accident yet. Could it possibly be that we will have an easy potty training experience this time around? I hope so, and we will start praying already that round #3 and eventually round #4 go just as smoothly.

YEAH GABRIELLE, YOU ARE MAKING US PROUD!!