Potty Training

We can't believe our little girl is already potty trained!!! We started on Monday, December 27th because Ryan and I were home the entire week. For the first 3 days we used the 3 Day Potty Training Guide. It's a lot to keep up with but it worked pretty well. By day 4 we realized we needed to change a couple of the rules for complete success. After that, things went great! It took 5 VERY long days, but we all made it....WOOHOO:)

Part of the 3 Day Potty Training Guide was not wearing pants, so Makena walked around the house for a week in a shirt and big girl panties! Another part was sleeping in big girl panties....absolutely no diapers....ever. This part seemed the scariest to me but Daddy really wanted to give it a try. We finally realized that if we woke her up a couple hours after she went to bed to potty and then woke her up a little before her normal time in the morning, she was totally capable of having dry nights:) The best part of the guide was the treats Makena got after she went potty! We started out using 2 fruit snacks as a reward but by day 4 realized she was much more excited about a peanut butter M&M. So she got 1 M&M for going pee pee and 2 M&M's for going poo poo (since that's a little harder)! Makena got to pick the M&M color and ALWAYS chose blue!!!

It's been 2 1/2 weeks since the potty training fun began and Makena is doing great. She's not accident free during all her naps and bedtime but other than that, it's really become very easy for her. We don't even need to give her treats anymore...which is a little sad since we're completely stocked up on peanut butter M&M's (except for blue)!!! Oh well....guess Mommy will have to eat them;)

Side Note: Still dreading our first public restroom experience!!!!

TAKING HER BABY FOR A RIDE

MAKENA & DADDY MAKING MOMMY SOME FOOD

HELPING DADDY SWIFFER;)