Potty Update

Shaylie has been doing really well with potty training the last few weeks since we have put more focus on her and making sure she's in 'big girl' undies when at home. We've realized that she doesn't need to go potty as often as Tyce, partly because she doesn't drink as much fluids (espeically milk) but also she may just be able to hold it longer.

The main challenge we've had lately is going poopy in her big girl undies. We went through this with Tyce, too....not fun :( It's pretty gross to clean up and usually includes a bath. For kiddos that are very 'regular', this is not my favorite part of potty training! On the bright side, Shaylie did do her first poopy in the toilet on March 27th :) Since then, she's gone poopy in the toilet about 3-4 times. Usually, she tends to go during naps or bedtime so that she ends up going in her 'night-time undies' (aka. pull-ups).

Shaylie and one of her new potty prizes, Bella:












Shaylie with her twin baby dolls, Stella and Bella:












Shaylie's newest potty prize, twin preemie babies, Ellie and Emmie:












(Shaylie took a big fall right before taking this picture, you can see her right cheek is pretty swollen and red...more details to come)

Tyce continues to do great with potty training and is very consistent with keeping his undies dry and going both potty and poopy in the toilet. We're so proud of him. We're kind of weaning out the potty chart, but still give stickers for #2 or when Shaylie gets a sticker and he wants one, too. Tyce doesn't need any reminders to go poopy, but he does still need a lot of reminders to go potty. He's able to go by himself, though, and only needs help to wipe his bottom (and reminders to not do it himself :).

Tycen went potty standing up for the first time on April 10th! It was pretty exciting and we were thinking that it'd be easier than having him sit, especially in public...however, we quickly realized he's not quite tall enough and has too short of attention span to keep his aim in the toilet throughout the entire potty. We decided to hold off on re-inforcing this until he's a bit older :)
Tyce with his newest potty prize, a rocket: