My entire weekend consisted of bribery. I'm happy to announce that it's working, though! Yesterday he had a lot of accidents because I was asking if he had to go. He will never say yes, he's Noah. So today he sat every hour at least and I made him try and go. We also went to Walmart and picked up a bunch of cheap planes and helicopters for potty prizes. He wanted those planes sooooooo bad. Noah reached the 20 sticker goal and got to pick out a toy, which was a really great motivator. He did so well today he even got some M&M's! Only one accident all day and it was while we were outside playing with a moth cocoon we found. Hopefully he'll start going on his own instead of me having to make him go.
I talked to my mother briefly today and she reminded me of how difficult I was to potty train. I also required bribery. I was as bad as... maybe even worse than Noah. I did NOT want to go... ever... I would hold it in and give myself urinary tract infections. I guess this is a great example of God's sense of humor :)
I'm feeling OK, but I lack the ability to stay asleep anymore. I sleep for 3 hour chunks. Maybe this is a way of conditioning my body for breastfeeding a newborn. I woke up last night at 4am, a little dizzy and nauseated and extremely hot. I couldn't fall back asleep until 5 and then had to get up at 9 with Noah. My thermostat is set at 75 which has been cool enough up until the past couple of nights. I'm trying to tough it out so I don't freeze Noah, but I think it'd be best for both of us if I just set it at 74 tonight... hopefully that one degree will be sufficient.
I talked to my mother briefly today and she reminded me of how difficult I was to potty train. I also required bribery. I was as bad as... maybe even worse than Noah. I did NOT want to go... ever... I would hold it in and give myself urinary tract infections. I guess this is a great example of God's sense of humor :)I'm feeling OK, but I lack the ability to stay asleep anymore. I sleep for 3 hour chunks. Maybe this is a way of conditioning my body for breastfeeding a newborn. I woke up last night at 4am, a little dizzy and nauseated and extremely hot. I couldn't fall back asleep until 5 and then had to get up at 9 with Noah. My thermostat is set at 75 which has been cool enough up until the past couple of nights. I'm trying to tough it out so I don't freeze Noah, but I think it'd be best for both of us if I just set it at 74 tonight... hopefully that one degree will be sufficient.
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I remember waking up every 1-3 hours in the last stretch of pregnancy & I completely agree it's to prepare you.& It did because when I had Ember I was so use to not sleeping well it didn't even bother me.Still doesn't. :)
Good job Noah!!!He understands the whole concept.He will do just fine now.Pretty soon you won't have to bribe him & this will be a thing of the past!Nothing wrong with a little bribery!!
Anyway, Emma was all pooped out after this weekend. It's so nice haha. Thanks so much! Congrats on the potty training breakthroughs! Pretty soon he'll grasp the concept of being a "big boy" and then you can use that to your advantage!
I'll call you this week sometime!