Okay- before the new baby comes I NEED to
* Take away the bink
*Get Laney to sleep in her own bed for the ENTIRE night.
* Potty train her (hopefully!)
Any suggestions? Advice? Desire to come spend a week at my house and do it for me? Wish me luck.... any advice would be welcome.
P.S. I know the first two are LONG over due.... DON'T judge me- it's bad mommy karma. Besides, we've already covered the limits of my mothering (see previous post) so play like we're back in high school and talk behind my back... I can't take any outright criticism! :)
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Good luck with the potty training. My goal was to have Ryder potty trained before Dallie was born (he was 2 1/2). So over a year later he finally decided that it was time. Kache was barely over 2 years old when he potty trained himself and Ryder was 3 1/2 (I was seriously afraid we'd have a kindergartener still in diapers). So my only advice is that every kid is different and they will do it on their own time. And sometimes it is easier changing two kids' diapers than cleaning up all the accidents the older one has in her underwear.
I'm a believer of potty training before they get to used to doing it in their diaper! Do it as soon as possible they are smarter than we give them credit for. Although I'm no expert, I only have 2 potty trained this is what we did...I learned it from Rebecca who has 6 kids. Fist of all she said that you will know the first day if they are NOT ready.
So plan ahead, do not plan anything for a week, sucks yes put worth it in the end. Buy cool underwear get her excited to wear "toonies" big girl pants. Take the diapers away one morning, and push fluids down her. Set a timer for every 2-3min for the first 1hr when it goes off she sits on the potty, like mommy. If she won't sit give her a fruit snack to eat while she sits. She won't get it at first, second, third..okay who knows when but there will be alot of accidents. Tell her if she gets wet thats when she needs to sit on the potty. Then change the timer to 5 min at the end of the day you can maybe go 20min. Nap time and bed time put a pull up on, but as soon as she wakes up the next day you have to put on underwear. I don't even go to a store during the week of potty training. It's HELL!Yes, but put out towels make her drink alot and eat popsicles so she has to go. Once she goes once get excited and call Ryan, Grandma, whoever so she feels good. Anyway let me know if you have questions. Like I said, its hell but soooo worth it. I've given this advice to a few people, no they didn't stick to it and NO their kids aren't potty trained. But I'm not offended if you don't take the advice because I'm no expert I've just had success with two kids :)
Buys some depends and let her live her life:) Just kidding of course, but I have NO advice so I thought I needed to leave an unhelpful snotty remark. Hope it is helpful!!
Little behind, but just read you're expecting. Yay! Just to give you a little encouragement, you're a great mommy (from what I read on your blog). If you were to be a fly on my wall you'd see me react the same way. It's totally normal and I think mother's who appear to have it all together, all the time, don't. If they do they have perfect kids and perfect patience. Anyhow, don't be so hard on yourself. As for advice on your 3 goals, I don't have a lot. I've never had a kid take a pacifier. I've learned that with potty training (for my kids), if I force it, it doesn't happen (lots of accidents, etc). When they're ready, they get it and most often don't have accidents, and it's not a fight. As far as getting her to stay in her own bed you just have to keep putting her back in her own. For me it's easier just to let them stay in bed with me because I'm too tired to get up, but there does come a time when they just have to learn. Oh, the fun joys of being a mommy. Lots of fun, but lots of stress!! Good Luck and hope your pregnancy goes well.
Oh boy the three dreaded things. We just got rid of Hunter's bink and it went surprisingly well, I was really worried. With Kyla I just cut it and told her it was broken and she carried that around for a while and just gave up. Hunter I just told him it was lost and the first few naps and bedtime he cried a couple extra minutes but then was fine. I think once you do it stick to it or they will know if they throw a fit they will get it. I have no advice for potty training, that is something i will have to tackle as well in the next little while. Some say don't do it but candy bribes worked with Kyla:) The one thing I would recommend is going straight to panties so they know what is happening, pull-ups are too much like diapers. Jodi's idea seems good I might have to try that with Hunter. Then there is the bed thing, it sounds mean but put one of those child handles over her door and she can't get out. Hopefully she'll get the idea but maybe not and then you are just up all night:)
On a happier note I was so happy to hear you are expecting, I really hope you are feeling good. And for the record I bet you are a better Mom than me because I lack patience and have a probably with raising my voice:)
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