Potty Training: Day 1

Since my baby don’t talk, I decided to potty train him at specific times of the day, so he could understand exactly what I wanted from him. So I chose when its just me and him in the house. Wednesday and Friday, 5pm to 9pm, every 45 minutes. I also ordered these potty training pictures off of amazon. The occupational therapist recommended we try those. So, we started off with underwear today. I know ! like what a dangerous game to play right? Nope ! im ready ! I can’t change no more poop LORD! I show him the pictures, show him the pot, you know the basics. some stuff he already knew so I kind of felt a little slow showing him like, “ThIs iS ThE PoTtY”. I don’t care though, because I don’t want no confusion when it come down to this. the first accident was my fault, because I forgot we was potty training for a second. The second accident happened not even two minutes of me taking him off the pot! like LORD ! where the underwear at? Third times a charm right ? No, because it is 8:30p and now I am watching for anything that could possibly indicate that he has to go. You know he had another accident but we both new at this so its okay. Today I learned that, 1: I need to set an alarm so I don’t forget. 2: I need to watch for body language to know if he gotta go. 3 maybe the time structure should be shorter. so I would need to take him every 20m instead of every 45m. I am also thinking I should time the accidents, to see how often he goes through out the day. Patience and grace will be key in my baby learning this new skill. I always say as I am teaching him new life skills, he is also teaching me new parenting skills.

Peace and Love,

Keekee Baxstrum