Number 2

Argh! Amber might kill me someday because of this but I really can’t help not sharing this photo... :)

You know how adults bring newspaper (or wifi gadgets in this generation) when they do their thing? 

Here is the toddler version...

Dear Amber, remember that mommy promises to buy you anything you want when you see this. So, kalma lang anak. :)

This-Gusting!

Please please please bear with me if all I’m blabbing about lately is regarding Amber’s potty-training. I am so engrossed in this dirty task that it occupies most of my mind when I’m at home. Well, at least I can start getting over it now. ^_^

Amber (announcing one of her successful attempts): Mommy! Meron na oh! Eww, this is ‘gusting!

What’s more disgusting than having that thing on your undies, sweetheart? At least, it’s in its right place now.

Eww, we’re ‘gusting! LOL!

Potty Training – The Hubby’s Way :/

After 2 weeks, we are proud to say that Amber has been carrying out the potty training well except for that one teeny-weeny problem.

So the spoiler Hubby stepped in and told her daughter that he will buy her any toy she likes if she will be able to remove her undies everytime she pees or poop.

You know what? It worked!

We survived 2 days with dry undies. What a relief! I just don’t know if I’ll thank or reprimand the Hubby for this accomplishment. But this reward thing surely worked for us! ^_^

Amber Is Potty-Trained... Almost!

Warning: This post may be too graphic. Reader’s discretion is advised. LOL! ^_^

She already goes to her potty when she wants to pee and poop. In a day, we already have almost zero accident, which only happens when she is asleep.

Even if she’s wearing diapers, she still informs us that she needs to pee.

I guess that means we are done with Step 1.

I’m so glad that I wanted to do cartwheels! But --

The second step and the more challenging step so far is how can we convince her to remove her shorts and panties before sitting on her potty?

Yeah, I know right?

Kawawa naman tuloy si Ate Nora. She has to wash panties and shorts lagi. Buti na lang I bought Amber sandamakmak na panties.

So... HOW-how the carabao?!?

Potty-Training 101

After several failed attempts to get a urine sample, I have finally, really decided and will commit to potty-training Amber.

I accepted the fact that children Amber’s age must already be potty-trained. I cannot wait until she is in grade school before I realize that.

Kasi naman, it’s been taking us forever for her urinalysis. Although, she isn’t having fever now, I still want to have her urine tested so we can give her the proper medications if she is having again a UTI. Kaso nga -- We. Still. Can’t. Collect. Her. Urine! She always removes the wiwi bag that we put on her. :( 

It’s so frustrating!

So I talked to the Hubby and convinced him to buy a potty trainer!

What we bought previously is a children’s toilet bowl seat - parang adapter seat sha. And the Hubby then thought that this would be enough to train her to sit on the toilet bowl.

Okay naman sana sha kaso Amber cannot climb up the toilet alone. Whereas sa potty trainer, she can just sit on it anytime she feels like relieving herself di ba?

Then one night, the Hubby brought this home:

Amber's so simple yet functional potty.

Amber thought it was another chair. She sat on it and carried it around the house. We explained how it is used. Mukhang naintindihan naman so done with the introductions and proceed to step 1 na kami. ^_^

The next day, I didn’t put diapers on her anymore. Then she told me she wants to pee. I told her to sit in the potty. She sat nga but didn’t remove her shorts and panty. So mega-explain ako, kulang na lang talaga mag-demo ako (which by the way I really did when I brought her inside the bathroom). The little girl removed her shorts kunyari. As in she acted as if she removed her shorts before she sat on the potty. Only, andun pa yung shorts!

She refused to remove the shorts! Hay, buhay! I didn’t know it would be this difficult! But I’m hopeful that by the end of this week, she will be able to tell us when she wants to pee and poop already and we will be able to put the potty in good use!

Yesterday nga pala, she was able to tell us that she will pee. But before I could bring her to where the potty is, ayun, lumabas na si pee. At least, she is beginning to inform us before it happens. Konti na lang and it will be a success! Fingers crossed! ^_^