Day 3 Potty Training: AMAZEBALLS RESULTS

Potty Training

Now, Maddy more or less tells us if she's going to "wiwi", even if she's wearing diapers! We only let her wear diapers if she's out of the house (for school, mall, restaurants) and when sleeping. But even if we're out and she's in diapers, she'll want to pee in the toilet and tells us ahead!

- We were just very very consistent. Pee 10min after she drinks something or after meals, again 30-45min later. And again and again every 30-40min. As in I sound like a broken record, but every half hour I'll pester her, "Wanna pee? Wanna wiwi? Wanna go to the toilet? I'll pause what you're watching, we'll be very fast."

- I made sure to sit her down on the Mellow Kids bed protector sheets when she's on the sofa, or bed. I have three now - a Medium one meant for shoti's crib, a Small blue one we use now for the sofa, and a Small yellow one I've left in Dona Rita. I've ordered more, specially a big L-Wing one for the bed when she eventually needs to learn how to pee during the night. I've ordered several more small ones for the car or stroller.

Now I have to buy more disposable toilet covers for when we go out, and my MIL wants me to buy a portable toilet too...found one in Lazada!


Back to School: Toddler Class

She's also started school. It's Day 2 today and she's back to crying when I drop her off. Teacher has to peel her away from me, literally. But she's fine naman na daw a few minutes later and calms down. I make sure she pees right when I pick her up, before we leave school. The nice thing with Discovery Camp is they have this teeny tiny toilet for kids like Maddy!

Puzzles

She's also started to enjoy putting together puzzle pieces already. She's been playing with one every night before bedtime and can put it together already on her own!

So I've bought her two more jumbo puzzles off Lazada.

Ballet

She's been enjoying ballet a lot. We had planned on just enrolling her for the summer, but we're deciding to continue her classes throughout the school year. Her recollection of the moves and what Teacher Mai teaches is amazing. She really remembers the steps. "Letter V feet!" "Pick a flower, and put it in basket!" "Rainbow hands" "Like this!"

Day 1 of Potty Training Maddy

Day 1 started midday actually. By the time I got home, she had 3 panty changes already. She also peed a little on the sofa.

I figured, a lot depends on how disciplined the yaya is too. So I told her she'd get a bonus if Maddy potty trains before November. Aba, biglang nagka sigla.

I know how being disciplined can help, because as soon as I got home, until this morning (of course she was in diapers for the night), she had no accidents. I made sure to bring her to pee 10 min after she drank water and 45min after meals. I took her every hour also regardless if she drank or ate anything.

you'd be surprised (and she was surprised herself) that she'd be able to pee in the toilet. There was one time, she was sitting there and told me, "No wiwi." Then she suddenly peed and exclaimed, "Oh there! Wiwi!"

Day 2, less accidents. What I want is for her to just indicate she needs to pee. That's the turning point!

What Are Maddy's Favorite Books?

0-6 months     Nothing really, high contrast books and books that are more of for me to read out loud to her

7-12 months    She loves flap books or peak-a-boo books, like those of Rod Campbell's and Where's Spot books. In fact, for the longest time, super favorite nya Dear Zoo and Where's Spot by Eric Hill! Paulit ulit! Also texture books.

1-1.5                Sound books, books with songs, Incy Wincy Spider. Books where you can help her identify objects or pictures. Essentially one shoe in the more academic side now.

1.6-2 years old     A lot of Sandra Boyntons,  A Very Hungry Caterpillar! Story books with more pictures than words. Shorter stories like Peppa Pig

Now she's beginning to appreciate books with longer stories, like Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, 3 Billy Goats, fairy tales, Little Golden Books, Berenstein Bears! She likes stories now rather than just identifying pictures.