PTD1

PTD1...that's code for Potty Training Day 1. Today is the big day and so far, not so good. It's noon and she's already peed through 8 undies plus one poop, which was the end of the first pair this morning. We went to the park nearby and she peed once before we got there, so I changed her undies and then she peed again before we left. So my little girl went bareback all the way home! lol Then she peed about 3 more times in the house, after which I sat her on the potty chair in front of the TV for 30 minutes. She only peed a tiny drop in the potty then, but we had a 'pee pee' party and an M&M to celebrate! She's napping in a diaper now - we'll use diapers for naps and bedtime for a while, I'm sure. But hopefully she will start to be more aware of when she needs to pee in the next day or two. We thought this was a good time to start potty training because she's settled into school and we don't have any big plans or big changes coming up for a couple of months. But if by Sunday Sophie isn't getting the hang of it, we'll take a break and try again in a couple of weeks....

So the afternoon was better, but only by a hair. After her nap, Sophie didn't pee until almost 2 hours later, but then it was a good one. At least she was on the patio that time! lol She had several more accidents and never seemed to really be aware that she was either about to pee or had already peed unless it was a big one. Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow. I'm not 100% sure she's ready for this after today. But we said we would give it until Sunday and we'll stick with that for now. Whew! Glad this day is done.