Potty Training

Have you ever Potty-Trained a toddler? If you're a mom, you probably have already (or you will pretty soon). It's not easy. It's not fun. It proves that the theory of relativity is true because time certainly seems to go on forever while trying to keep those undies dry.

My oldest (age 3) has been day-time potty-trained for about a year and a half. I've heard this is pretty good. At the time, he was in daycare & the teachers at school did a great job at supplementing my training. They probably are the main reason he is diaper-free.

But now we've moved away & i don't have this great daycare program anymore. I'm trying to train him to be dry during naps & nights. We've got approximately a 70% probability that he'll wake up dry. This percentage sometimes goes down. It's so discouraging to train a little boy who sleeps like a rock. I'm tempted to just let him use a diaper, but then i think, "We could be THIS close to being dry... if i give up now, i'll have to start all over again!" So i get up every 3 hours at night, change wet undies, wet pj bottoms & wet sheets.

I'm calling out to all my friends out there who've already had potty-training experience. Here are some of my questions: Should I just relax & let him use a diaper until he consistently wakes up dry each morning? Should I make a reward system? How do i get him to wake up enough to feel the urge to pee?

Well, that's all for now. I gotta go take a nap bc last night i had to get up twice to change wet stuff =(

Grace & Peace ~ (cd)