Potty Training is Still Coming!!!

We had a minor set back with scheduling that made me wait another week to start our big potty training adventure. It really is essential to find as empty of a week as possible to start. A week where you can just sit in the bathroom all day if needed and order take out for dinner. Well, this is our week! I have another half day of work tomorrow and then 4 full days to try to get some good basic training in. After that, he'll be handed over to a day with daddy and a day in daycare...both of which make me kind of nervous. So I'm praying for some fast training!

I don't know how working moms ever get this done. Oh wait, back in my daycare days we did it for them. That sounds kind of nice right now... Still, potty training is a lot of work!

I had some positive things happen this week. My babysitter voiced strong approval in this venture and happens to share my beliefs in early training. She's a pretty new sitter, so I wasn't completely sure how she'd take it. My husband, while I think overwhelmed thinking about the process and still having no idea what he's getting himself into, is also very supportive. Goodness, just looking at a possible diaper bill with two gets both of us motivated! My son has made some good strides even in these last two weeks that we've waited in development that I believe will be helpful. In fact, he'll officially be 17 months next week..closing in on that easier 18 month mark!

And yet...the one downside is really dragging me down. My son still isn't grasping when he's peeing, cannot pee on command, and is not very interested in the process besides the candy (not that we've really spent that much time working on this stuff). I know this is common and inevitable to some extent, but it's really making me question my resolve.

Don't get me wrong, I completely believe in the process and know he is ready. The question is, is mom...? If this doesn't work out, will my schedule be able to handle this extreme potty training beyond my 4 days off? Will dad and I be able to handle these next few weeks of constant attention to bathroom habits? This has been a nail biter of a decision for me...literally.

The thing is, it would be a lot easier to just put this off a few weeks... It's funny how long that inner questioning of a parent's decisions and just plain procrastination can put this process off! I hear of more four year olds training these days...

However, I don't know when I'll get another "free" week like this, so I'm going to buckle down and give it my best effort! Hopefully this doesn't become a blog about failure with early potty training. :)