I'm going crazy. I knew that this would be hard and frustrating but I seriously want to beat my head against a wall. Yesterday was pretty successful - Eli peed in the potty once and Jude pooped in the potty once (even though I put him on the potty after he'd already started pooping) and they're super interested in the potties. We went to the store and bought the second potty and a stash of underwear. We decided that we'd just go whole hog today and have the boys spend most of the day naked.
Today started off really well. Eli peed in the potty right away and Jude was willing to sit on the potty but did not do anything. We were playing and hanging out when Eli began to pee on the floor. We ran to the potty and he held it all the way to the bathroom and then finished up in the potty! I started getting really excited thinking that Eli would have it by the end of the day and we'd be set! That's when things started to fall apart. Eli threw a tantrum because I wouldn't let him play in the bathroom and peed on the floor. We ran back to the potty but he'd already emptied his bladder so nothing happened. We went back to the living room. He threw another tantrum and peed on the floor. We ran to the potty but, once again, nothing happened. This continued for a couple of hours before I couldn't handle it anymore and put a diaper on him. We all calmed down and tried again right before nap time. Travis took both boys to the potty at that time and said that they both peed in the potty.
During all of Eli's meltdowns, Jude was having some trouble also. He still isn't very good at recognizing when he's going to pee so he had a couple of accidents. No peeing in the potty except for right when he woke up and then again right before nap time. The fact that he did do it before nap time though is encouraging and I'm hoping that he'll get it soon.
I just keep telling myself that this will pass and that if we make it through this stressful, crazy time I won't have to change diapers any more. And I'm taking lots of calming breaths.
I know it's taxing, but try to relax. It just takes time. It took several months with Sophia, and TONS of accidents. Especially with pooping. Keep tons of extra undies handy!! We eventually gave in and did rewards with her, and it worked. We used a reward unique to the potty. She never was allowed any candy, so we gave her 2 M&Ms everytime she peed and 3 everytime she pooped on potty. I think the candy really got her interested and focused on using the potty. She started recognizing the urge to go and controlling her bladder better. Hope it gets better soon!! I definitely know how stressful it can be!! Don't give in! :)
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