Tuesday, November 20, 2012

We did it...



The day I finished my thesis for my masters program, a few years back, I had this incredible feeling of accomplishment.  I remember getting it bound together, mailing it in and thinking, "I did it! I doubted myself a few times throughout the process, but I made it!"
A giant weight was lifted off of my shoulders and in that moment I felt like I could do anything.
This is exactly how a parent feels the day they can say, 
"My child is potty trained."
The Loot

                                                 
And what a roller coaster of emotions potty training is...

1. Is it the right time??

2. Am I putting too much pressure on him??

3.  Oh, he totally gets it!!!!!

4.  This is a disaster. What were we thinking?!
5. Are we giving him too much candy?
6. Our child is a genius.
7. Am I going to have to bring Siege's elmo potty everywhere we go?

8.  I think I just scarred our kid for life.

9.  Do you have to go potty? Do you have to pee pee? Siege, what do you say when you have to pee pee? Do you have to go now? How about now??
10.  "Mama, mama- pee pee!!"




After getting advice from every person I knew on potty training, we decided to go for it.  Incase you're curious the website linked below is what we had the most success with.  
That's right folks, Sieger Bear is officially potty trained!