Mid-winter break

This week is mid-winter break and it is going by really fast! It ends up that I am actually glad this year for this generic & non-necessary Seattle school break. I have realized that I really get sick of all the back & forth driving for co-op. So it is nice to have a break from that.

It is also great to have less on our schedule because this is underwear week for Etta. So far things are going well. Over all she is having a really good attitude about it and not giving me power-struggles. A big part of the success so far is setting a potty timer. She has to sit on the potty about every hour or a pee accident is inevitable.

Addie has an amazing ability to hold pee for numerous hours. To the point that I still wonder at times how she holds it all in or if she is not drinking enough water. Even when we first started potty training Addie she held her pee for long amounts of time and quickly transitioned to underwear at nap and bedtime because she could go all night without needing to pee.

Etta seems to be another story. She does small pees more often. She is respecting the timer and following through when I tell her it is time to sit on the potty. But I know to be truly potty trained will require her to listen to her own body and get herself to the potty in time.

I am only doing underwear at home for her. I told her that once she gets good at wearing undies at home & listening to her body, then she can wear them out. I just need to be careful not to get stuck in the trap of her wearing undies at home then pull-ups outside the house and peeing in the pull-ups because she knows they can hold it. Sometimes wet clothes are necessary to help a kid remember the importance of listening to their body.