WOW it has been awhile since I have updated my blog!
I will try to make this quick.
Last Monday January 17th we started potty training Lily because she said she wanted to go potty and she actually went on it!!! This has never happened! She had sat on it numerous times and never went. So I let her have candy and we made a big deal about it. From that point on we said no more diapers! So we started using training underwear and pull-ups during sleepy time. She went one more time on Monday but then Tuesday she wasn't as successful because I wasn't able to be home with her all day because I had to work. Then Wednesday was just awful! She pooped in her underwear after we had been sitting on the potty for over an hour. I felt like we spent all day in the potty and she only went once. In addition to this frustration I was feeling bad because I felt I had been neglecting Charlee. Spending hours in the bathroom meant leaving her in the bouncer and only really interacting with her when I nurse and feed her. When I got Lily down for her nap I was rocking Charlee just bawling about to give up when I felt overcome and I started to pray. I prayed out-loud to God in tears just pleading for wisdom and patience to follow through with training her and to not give up on her. I was determined to not go back to diapers, but I realized I could not be patient with her in my own strength. I needed God's help for that. Because as most people or maybe just Ryan know I am not very patient when it comes to stuff like this. I wanted her to just get it. She is SOOOOOO smart and I knew she could do it, but after Wednesday I was really questioning whether she was ready. Thursday morning went ok but starting Thursday night into Friday she really started doing better. Friday she pooped in the potty!!! I was so excited and shocked at the same time! I figured it would be awhile before she was ready to do that. But she did. So Friday when Ryan got off work we went to Target and bought her some dresses that went with her Belle Beauty and the Beast doll. We left he house for over an hour and Lily stayed dry the whole time. We were so proud of her. Saturday went well and Ryan got a chance to work with Lily. I think it was important for him to be with her so she could be just as comfortable going with him as she was with me. If there's one thing we've learned about Lily she is very much about routine and sources of comfort. Anything out of her daily routine just throws her off. I feel that consistency and staying home has been key in this process. And most of all PATIENCE and WISDOM to not give up on her. BELIEVING in her. And it has paid off so far. God is so good! I definitely felt his presence this past weekend as I had more patience with her than I have had in a long time. I know God was working and I felt the prayers working. Lily has done so well in only a week! Today she has already started telling me she needs to go and then she actually does!
God is so good....God is so good....God is so good... He's so good to me!
