We have put Karis in Potty Training Boot Camp today. We decided since we have a long weekend that we would potty train Karis. When she woke up this morning we took off her diaper and told her she would not be wearing any more diapers. We explained that she had now graduated to wearing Big Girl Panties. We have a number of pairs of panties, but the ones we started with have Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck on them. We tried to explain that Minnie and Daisy do not like to get wet, so she needed to tell Mommy and Daddy when she needed to "TT". We did not have success with the first 3 pairs of underwear. So, Mom decided that we were just going to forgo the underwear and be completely naked. We have had 2 successful potty attempts since we altered our plan of action.
We are confined to the kitchen today and tomorrow.
We blocked off both living rooms and have plans to make a fort, read books, watch movies, and basically try to make this day as fun as possible while making potty time a routine in our day.
We have had 2 successes so far today by 10 am. When we have a success we sing the "TT in the Potty" song, throw a very big party (clapping and cheering, etc.) and Karis gets a marshmallow. She is very excited about the marshmallows. Even Thia gets all excited when Karis goes to the potty. She claps and squeals like she completely understands what is going on. Karis thinks this is funny.
I am really hoping this boot camp does not need to last more than a day or so. I think Mom might go a little crazy before Karis does.
