Potty Party

So in hopes of trying to get Jack potty trained I read the book "How to Potty Train Your Child in One Day". The book is a very practical guide of how to do it, with ideas, tips, etc. Needless to say it consists of having a "Potty Party" which in toddler understanding it means FUN. You spend the morning teaching a baby doll how to use the potty, reading potty books, videos, etc along with playing with your child. The book suggests a theme and the games and treats all reflect your theme. At lunchtime you have a BIG KID celebration for the doll and then in the afternoon you basically repeat the process with your child. At the end of the day you take it on the road for your child's BIG KID celebration.

I bought the Potty Scotty doll the book recommends. Potty Scotty is blond with a mullet of sorts. You feed him water and it fills his leg. Yes his leg. When you then make Scotty sit down he urinates out of his uncircumcised penis. He is anatomically correct, he even has wrinkles on his sack. The problem with Scotty is if you move his leg in ANY way he leaks, pees, etc. Part of the process is to have the child feel Scotty's underwear to feel what dry underwear feels like....because of Scotty's constant leaking it doesn't feel dry too often. Luckily Jack didn't seem to notice to much. I guess after peeing in your pants for two and a half years there are various stages of dry. Scotty's leaking didn't seem to bad. =)

Saturday morning we started Captain Jack's Pirate Potty Party. The bathroom was labeled the "poop deck" the couch was the "Captain's Quarter's" and the kitchen was the "Galley". We had pirate wear including eye patches, hooks, hat, and swords. Tom's tool box was turned into a treasure chest. Our Pirate Potty treats included gummy words, gold fish, and m& m's. We played walk the plank, cannon ball pop, and treasure hunt. We decorated the bathroom with streamers (which was a big hit). Every time we went into the bathroom Jack would laugh with delight "STREAMERS!" I had four potty books and two potty videos. A potty chart with stickers for Jack and Scotty. We were set. All in all it went very well. Jack was excited about Scotty going potty and every time Scotty had to go so did Jack. (The books says not to force your child but I figured hey...if he wants to why not) The only accident in the morning was a poopy. The poor baby had sat on the potty for three books, three songs and flashcards when he said "Mommy I tried." So I said okay, well let me know if you have to go again. So a little while later while he was playing he said "Mommy I go poopy" Needless to say we were already in process. We took Scotty to McDonalds for lunch, which was a treat. After eating I suggested we take Scotty potty. I whipped out the fold able Diego potty seat for Scotty and Jack insisted he go first- Naturally! Both Jack and Scotty successfully pottied at McD's. We came home for a nap.

Believe me we needed it. I was exhausted. We had planned Jack's big kid celebration for 5:30 at Chucky Cheese. Jack napped from 1:30-3:30. He stayed dry during nap. Got up and we continued. Daddy and Ryan came home and he showed Daddy how to use the potty. We then took the show on the road. We got to Chucky Cheese , where he had never been before, and he was mesmerized. Unfortunately he was so enthralled he had his first pee accident. You could tell he was heart broken. So we changed our clothes. It went okay, Mommy made a mistake and didn't pull his pants down far enough one time so he had to change. Needless to say we changed twice at Chucky's before we went to a pull up. To top the cake off, he went home with Grammy and Papa and his cousins. He did pretty good at Grammy and Papa's with the only accident again being a poopy.

All in all it was worth the time and energy....we are working on it. Today is day 3 of underwear and so far so good. Stay tuned for potty posts. =)