Potty Training Days

So we knew eventually one day the diapers would have to end.  Roman wasn't going to be graduating high school in them you know? lol  I've tried a couple times in the past several months to initiate potty training but he just wasn't ready.  He would cry and scream putting him on the toilet or potty.  So I decided to wait till a later date.  I really needed support from the other adults in the house too because me doing it by myself was exhausting.  Not only with Roman but trying to keep up with a demanding baby.  So when my mom told me a month ago, "I'm working on potty training Roman today." (this was on a Monday on the day she watches him) I was like, ok cool.  So just like that we ditched diapers.

The first three days were the worst.  He wasn't letting us know when he had to go or he would tell us after he went.  We didn't do the bare butt method because he would just pee where ever and go on playing.  So we had him in underwear only in the house.  Finally on the fourth day we had the breakthrough.  He peed his underwear and instead of changing him right away I made him stand there wet for 5 minutes while I cleaned up the mess on the floor.  He hated it!  He did it again a little later and I did the same thing.  No lie since then he lets us know when he has to pee.  Now I'm not saying he hasn't had accidents since then but the majority of the time he tells us.  In the past week he's only had a couple accidents.  He's holding it all night and during naps.  So its safe to say we have number one down pat.  When we go out I put him in pull ups just in case but the rest of the time its underwear.

Now if we can only have success on number 2. Ugh.  That my friends is a post for another day.

Nighttime Blues

Its been just a little over a week since Roman figured out how to get out of his crib.  It was so cute, I hear a light thump and a door opening and closing and then he comes in our room all happy.  So we put him back and he was out before we could even get back into our bedroom.  Tried lowering his bed to the lowest setting but he was like, whatev's I got this now.  He could get in and out.  The first night we gave up and let him sleep with us.

The next day I went to Ikea and bought a toddler rail.  When I got home I took off the front crib rail, really was no point seeing as he could get out.  He thought it was the coolest thing he could just climb in bed with no big rail blocking him.  I was hoping he would be so fascinated he would stay in his room that night.  Nope!  We tried several times putting him back in his room and amidst all the tears he finally went to his grandma's room and climbed in bed with her.  So he slept there the second night.  Tuesday night he miraculously fell asleep when Mike was reading him a story.  We weren't so fortunate Wednesday night, he went to bed crying.  Thursday was the turning point.  Mike was working late so I had to get him to bed.  We did our usual routine, bath, story, prayer and into bed we go.  I also talked to him, told him he had to stay in his bed, we each have our own bedrooms etc. etc. Of course he starts crying as I am about to leave, mind you he used to love going to bed before he figured out how to get out of the crib.  Bedtime was super easy back then.  So I left his room and held the door closed.  It was the most awful feeling, I had to fight back tears as he was screaming and hollering on the other side of the door.  It felt like an eternity but maybe only lasted 15-20 minutes.  I heard him finally go lie down in his bed and go to sleep.  I felt like I was torturing my baby but I knew it was for his own good in the long run.

Since then its gotten a little better.  Same bedtime routine and he only cries for a minute then goes to sleep.  Last night I was putting him to bed and he was trying to reason with me.  He was sitting up in bed and I said, "Roman you need to go to sleep so we can do all these fun things tomorrow." Roman says, "Why?" Me, "Well if you don't go to sleep it won't be tomorrow." Roman says, "Why?". lol!  Oh my goodness, the why's have started already.  Fun side note, when Roman calls me I respond by saying, what? He then repeats my what, even when we are asking him to do something.  What?  I need to capture all these moments on camera they are hilarious.

If its not one kid not wanting to sleep its another.  Let's hope this phase passes quickly.

What?