But, that was a one-time big-time event that we feasted on. She went back on diapers with accidents after accidents during the week of the testing process. It was frustrating. And yes, I admit...it was my fault. I had her gone back to diapers. So several months and just a few weeks ago I went back to train her again with a fear that she will never ever want to use the toilet. But with hopes that more patience and perseverance would actually make this huge huge step happen. So my husband and I did. One day, I woke up and decided to not put a diaper on her. I just kept on telling her that she is a big girl now and that she needs to use the potty and not her diaper. As expected, the first day was troubled. The second and third day then, it was smooth. As I remember it, one day (this was about 2 weeks ago) she literally asked for potty; and I was like..."huh? whoa?? let's goooo!!!!!"
....that was her first and her last diaper. Since then, she would not wear a diaper the whole morning. She would ask to go to the bathroom if she needed to pee or poop. During night though I still would allow her to wear her pull-ups but a few days ago I noticed that she is always dry when she wakes up. That is from about 9 - 11 hours of sleep. (woot! woot! woot!) She will ask me to go to the bathroom when she wakes up.
But ofcourse it's not bliss everyday. She still has some accidents but this time fewer than before.
A few days ago, she dropped that statement again and I truly was very proud at her..."mommy, want to go to school?" (This is her way of asking me if she can go to school). Which just melts my heart. I am just so proud that she is so ready to go to school.
It's still a mystery how months ago I was almost devastated to see that my daughter wouldn't ever wanna go potty and now, it just happened without us expecting it.
I guess our toddlers indeed are very intelligent beings and they truly know when and where they will evolve. I believe though that nurturing imparts a huge huge influence in their development but with the experiences I had with Jaida, I can say that nature is stronger. But that could be a relative statement. After all, kids are different.
I believe that there are still alot of moms out there who are challenged with this stage of their toddlers. Here I am attesting to all of you that time is a great deal of a factor. Let it flow naturally and in no time you'll be surprised how your toddler will respond quicker than what you would have expected.
Weaning her from that good old diaper is such a huge challenge on this early years of childhood development. Winning their trust that they can certainly do it on their own without that diaper is even a greater deal.
My husband and I are just the proudest to be winners on this weaning process! c")
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