And We Have Success!

After yesterdays post about being so frustrated with my son not pooping in the potty, I came up with the idea to make a poo poo chart for him. Every time he poops in the potty, he gets to put a sticker on the chart. And once he gets five stickers, he gets to go pick out a new train (Thomas & Friends) at the store. He didn't really care for the idea at first. But after a few hours, he was determined to try as hard as he could! He tried several times last night without success. However, he decided that he needed to try a few minutes after I had put him in his room for his nap today. So, I decided to let him try. Well, for the first time in I don't know how long, HE POOPED IN THE POTTY! I immediately scooped him up and gave him a BIG hug and told him how I was very proud of him and let him put his sticker on his chart. He then proceeded to get back on the potty to poop a little bit more and wanted another sticker...lol. And I gave it to him. What was I suppose to do? lol He did get on the potty twice and poop twice...

Now all he wants to do is sit and try to go poop. I had to tell him that there wasn't any more poop in there right now. That his belly had to have lots of time to be able to make more. So He went into his room and two minutes later, was back on the potty. He told me that his belly had made more and that he needed to poop. lol Needless to say, he wasn't able to and I put him back to bed. But at least he is wanting to try now. Before, there was absolutely NO desire to even think about it. It was a flat out NO!

I am so excited that this has worked so far! I just hope that it continues to help and that it turns into a habbit for him instead of always needing incentives. IT WORKED!!!

Oh, the Wonderful Joys of Potty Training!

Well, here we are...in the wonderful days of potty training two kids! lol I knew these days were coming. And I've actually tried to hurry them along on several other occassions. But...Jayson has now been daytime potty trained for a little over a year now. And he WAS doing both in the potty for a little while. However, was is the key word in that last sentence. AT some point, he decided that he liked the comfort of pooping in his diaper at night or first thing in the morning better. Then, about two months after we moved into the new house, he decided that pooping anyway but the toilet was better. So, he started pooping in his underwear too! We have tried incentives, punishments, taking things away, and just taking him out of diapers completely! He was even staying dry at night! But he is still pooping his pants and his mother is about at her wits end!

Ava, on the other hand, has done really well with potty training. We started putting her in underwear during the day about three weeks ago. For the first week, she had an accident a day. And it was always only wet accidents. Since then, she just goes running to the potty when she needs to go or tells me that she needs to go if she is in for a nap. She stays dry during her naps. And has even worn underwear to church twice with no problems. She even goes poop in the potty...all by herself! I have tried to praise her infront of Jayson so that he will get the idea that it is a good thing and that he will get positive attention when he goes in the potty. But minutes later, he has pooped his pants again!

I am proud of both of my kids for their accomplishments. And I know that all kids are different. I just wish I knew what to do to help Jayson understand that he needs to use the potty for #1 & #2. But nothing seems to hit home with him. Hopefully this changes soon!

Fun at the Fair and Rodeo

It has always been a family tradition to go to the Cassia County Fair and Rodeo. At least on the Dayley side of the family. So I am trying to pass that along to my kids. This year, just like last, I took Jayson and Ava to the parade on Wednesday morning. Then to the fair for lunch and to wander around looking at all of the displays and animals. They had a blast! We also go to the rodeo on Saturday night. It is the last night of the fair and rodeo and they have the queen coronation. They also have the "wild cow ride" which is where a bunch of teams of guys try to put saddles on cows and ride them through a designated area to win. It is HILARIOUS! I'm not sure that Jayson and Ava grasped the concept of what was actually going on. But they were laughing at all of the craziness none the less. My parents, Sarah, and some of the other brothers and sisters usually try to come that night too. But for the last two years, it has just been the kids and I. We have missed having the family there to have fun with. But we make sure to have fun anyway!

I didn't get any pictures. But I am going to try to get better at that along with the actual blogging. I'm not going to promise anything. Because, it seems like when I do, I fail miserably! I am just going to do the best that I can! I know that it is very important to do this. Not just for me, but my kids and those that come along after we are gone.