Wee....

We are currently trying to toilet train Sophie. It is a challenging task because she does not like to tell us if she needs to wee wee or poo poo. Even when we ask her, she would evade and run away. So, I intend to incorporate potty visit as part of her daily routine. So far, we are on dry run to the potty and she still has diapers on, instead of training pants. I am slowly getting her used to potty visits before going without diapers. Last evening, we experienced our first success as Sophie managed to wee wee in the potty. Usually, she would let go after we put on her diapers again or when she is in the bath tub. She is too used to peeing while standing up. We were ecstatic and she was also very proud of herself. However, she still seems to dislike potty visit and I am not really keen to make potty visit into a game.

Today, we experienced our second success. I let her drink lots of water 30 minutes before "dragging" her to the toilet. At first, she could not let go so I left her on the potty and told her I wanted to wee wee too. The moment she saw me letting go, she let go too! Yeah! I quickly took the opportunity to show her how to wipe herself dry with toilet paper before washing with water. I also showed her how to clean her potty before flushing everything down the toilet bowl. Sophie was clearly fascinated when I let her flush the toilet for me.

Honestly, I think she is not really ready for toilet training. She wets her diapers every hour or so and she does not show any signs when she lets go. She can hardly pull off her pants without my help and she hates the idea of potty visit. However, we have to start somewhere. I am targeting to toilet train her in 6 months but I think she still needs some time before she can go without diapers at night.