Success!! Well, Sort Of

Okay, just to get this out of the way. Yes, I am way behind on my blogging, and yes, I will try to be better.

Now on to the important stuff. Andy and I have an extremely stubborn daughter. She only wants to do what she wants when she wants. She will be four at the end of October and we have been unable to get her potty trained. We've tried everything. Sticker charts, stickers, candy, wearing pullups, wearing underwear and just plain bribery. Nothing works. The child plays in her pee if she's wearing underwear, so obviously being wet doesn't bother her.

Well, we've started preschool and they promised to help us out. At first we sent her in pullups and they make her sit on the potty three times during the three hours that she's there. She can't go outside or play until she sits for a certain amount of time. She went the first two weeks without ever going in her pullup or the potty at school. So, her teacher thought underwear would be a good idea. That hasn't worked so well. She had three accidents in the four day she was there this week. At one point we thought she may have went, so we gave her a coveted prize that's been in our closet for the last six month. Share Bear the Care Bear. However, after that she wouldn't go on the potty again. So, Daddy took Share Bear back and put her back in the closet.

I've received two phone calls today. The first to report a success sitting on the potty and going. The second to let me know Anna asked to go and actually went. You would not believe how excited that makes me. We've been working so hard to make this happen for the last few years. And of course I don't want her to be the only kid in her class still wearing diapers. Now, I realize that this doesn't mean we're out of the woods, but I can see daylight!!

I think Share Bear will be coming out of the closet tonight. At least for a visit. We'll have to determine if he can stay and play.