I have heard it said many a time that potty training girls is much easier than potty training boys. And by hearing the stories, and reading the blogs of friends who have girls much younger than Jackson who are potty trained I am beginning to think that little tid bit of information is true!! And if that is the case, SHOULD we (or rather, I) decided on a #3 I am already putting in an order for a little girl...(although, there is a trade off isn't there? Then I would be dealing with the hair doing, and the drama that comes from little girls, and the endless fights over wardrobe and all of that fun stuff. Hmm, there are still things to be considered on that matter I guess.) Anyway, we have been working on potty training with Jackson for a long time, and when I say long time, I mean LONG TIME!! Although, I guess it doesn't help to have a baby brother AND a big move in the process of said training! However, I am happy to say that we have come to a point in our "training" (by the way, I have come to hate that word) that Jackson does a pretty good job. We rarely have any accidents, and he will go pretty much all day with no help at all, for which I am truly happy! But, there is one part of the day that he refuses to go, and without being too graphic or gory, lets just say it is the part of the day that I wish he would go in the potty the most!! He REFUSES, to go at this time.....I even put him on the potty the other day, and he was screaming and kicking. I didn't want to scar the child, so I let him down put him in a diaper and WALLA...okay, I will end that story right there! Just as I have come to the realization that Charlie will wake up every three hours for the rest of his life, I have also come to the realization that Jackson will forever be half potty trained! Ah, my life!!!!
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Ahhh, potty training. One of those milestone in motherhood that makes you feel pity for your own Mom (my mom did it 5 times!!). So NOT fun!! Maria had the same problem with #2, and ended up getting super constipated (even LESS fun!). We finally found the trick, which was to put her little potty right next to the bathtub, because within five minutes of being in the warm bath (which is said to relax the bowels), she was comfortable and ready to go. As soon as she said she needed to, she was on the potty before she could even think about protesting (because it was RIGHT there!), and her body was relaxed enough from the warm water that everything "came out" just fine. Sorry for the graphic story, but if it helps you guys - hey, it was worth it! :)
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