FINALLY!!

I think Olivia has finally mastered poop!  Thank the Lord! 

The thing she REALLY, REALLY wanted was "shaving soap."  Weird?  She watched me shave one day and has been begging "I need shaving soap to put in my armpit like Mom."  So we've been telling her when she poops in the potty every day, she can have shaving soap.  A while in, it dawned on us she wasn't getting the concept of "everyday"... so off I went to get some "shaving soap" & go with a new plan.  However, those little kiddie shaving kits that are everywhere over Christmas.... are no where to be found in May.  So instead I picked up some Mr. Bubble Foam Soap, called that can "shaving soap" & that has served us just fine.  She carried it around one day all day & when she finally pooped.... we took a bath & she got to use her shaving soap.  It sits up on the shelf in the bathroom & when she poops, she gets to use THAT soap to wash her hands (which makes it beneficial that is actually soap).  And if she pooped the potty on bath day, she gets it at bathtime.  She is still mostly on the every other day poop cycle, but yesterday she pooped 3 times!!  And its been over a week with no Livi pantie poop!  Who would have tought shaving my armpits & a can of foam soap would be what it takes to get her full-time poop PT!?  Hopefully we are at the end of this battle!

Not exactly your armpits Liv.... but whatever works!

 

The boys are still doing well.  If we are at home all day they, there are maybe 2-3 accidents between the 2 of them.  Jeff said he's glad were are selling this house (and this carpet!)  But I'm trying to do less of the "take them hourly" approach & more of the "let them figure out the feeling of need to go on their own."  The novelty of it all has worn off for them & I've more or less ditched the jelly bean rewards, so we have had a little "rebound" of accidents per say.  If we get outside for a long time or get out of the house, all bets are off.  (Which is why I'm using some pull-ups this time, which I only ever did like 3 times with Liv.  They are for out of the house away from home adventures & my own sanity.)  Both Hayden & Livi successfully used the big potty by themselves today (by getting the step stool out & figuring it out all by themself)  Hayden has figured out how to take his own panties off (& tries to get them back on himself but can't quite get them up over his butt!)  SO its going well, but I think it will be a while before I can call our household 100% PT.

Kind of like how many hours of straight sleep do you have to sleep to be sleeping through the night as an infant? 

How many accidents are you allowed & still defined as Potty Trained?