I don't know what happened. I thought I was in control. Well, I thought I was mostly in control.
Ugh.
Lilly isn't interested in using the big girl potty. At all. When I ask her in my overly enthusiastic voice if she would like to put her big girl panties on, earn a princess toy, a few chocolate chips, maybe sit on the potty for a bit and read a book, I get the same answer:
"No, thanks."
At least she's polite about it.
And then there's her diet. She wants mac 'n cheese for every meal. And maybe a banana every once in a while. Which isn't doing much for her intestinal tract because she's been working on a poop for over 24 hours now. I've got poop coming out of my eyeballs. If it's not Lilly with her issues, Caleb has got something brewing. So much poop in my life.
It feels like Lilly gets everything she wants. She rarely hears, "No." I'm doing a horrible job of disciplining her and when I do, she has monumental tantrums. Or she cries as if I had shredded her blanket or something. I'm so frustrated. I HATE meal times and since they come three times a day, my days are sucking lately.
It's still raining here. This is something like the 10th day in a row of hard rain. I'm over it.
So I end this post on a positive note...Lilly has been interested in me doing her hair lately! This is huge. I had succumbed to the fact that my little girl's hair was just always going to be a little bit less than perfect. Like, maybe even a little ratty? Hooray for Lilly and her willingness to explore her hair options!
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"No thanks." Haha, I love it. And I love that outfit. Sorry about the potty training thing. When will she come around? Hmm...If you want, I could get some tips from the child behavior coaches I work with. They know their shiz about this stuff.
Max wants hot dogs for dinner every night. It is a struggle. I hear you.
In the big scheme of things, she will spend more time of her life on the potty than in diapers - don't worry so much. She'll figure it out.
Good call, Lisa! So true! She'll figure it out. She probably senses you want it and so she's pushing back. She's a smarty pants. I understand that feeling of desperation. And in some ways diapers are SO EASY! You don't have to think twice about disgusting public restrooms or parks!
Oh man, I hear you Jen. We are really struggling over at our place. I feel like we are in constant negotiations or me begging Hannah to do things. For example, she is naked in her bedroom as we speak, because she won't let me put her clothes on.
The potty training is going alright for us, it is just very, very painful. Here is another example, we can't leave for the gym this morning til she has pooped. I love scheduling my life around a 2 year olds poops
I have high hopes that it gets easier because my patience is wearing very thin these days.
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your daughter is precious
excuse me if I am giving unwanted advice. I have successfully potty trained three kids, and getting ready to work on number 4 this next month. My methods were trial in error, but what I learned is, you can't give them the choice. You need to tell her she is going to use the potty, not do you want to.
Believe me, if most kids are given the choice, they will say no...it appears to be easier to stay with the known.
Just a thought.
I agree with that, Jen. As much as Lilly runs the show these days, you may have to stand up to her a bit with this.
Nana will change her diaper till she's 13
I don't know. Lisa Olsen is right though. She won't be in diapers forever. She'll get it. My friend around here has a daughter that turned three in December and still wears diapers. She'll get it.
I do remember it taking a while until Avery actually told me she needed to go (actually, it might still be like this). I have to still say "Ok, time to go potty" if I know it has been a while. Maybe Avery can show her how fun it is when you guys come down. Loads of fun.
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