I can't believe it.
I think i'm in a state of shock!
I am SOOO excited and i guess i am just overwhelmed
with joy that i now sit here crying
and i'm not even sure why.
I am so stinking proud of you Marshall!!!!
I am watching my son walk around proudly in his
"Buzz" undies and even though this morning was
just the first time, i know that he gets it and that he will only
succeed moving forward as far as toileting is concerned.
Man, i am so overwhelmed with emotions -
this is crazy. lol.
I have been waiting to find some time to blog about
preschool and seeing the OT at Next Step over
the past 3 days...
more positive things to share!!
And now i have this awesome pee-pee news
to share.
So there will be another post soon about school :)
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The pee-pee story!!!
... this will not be for everybody so feel free
to stop reading now if you don't want details! :D
The past few days, Marshall has been 'holding it'...
in both senses of the phrase. lol.
As i've said, Marshall has been dry through the
night for a year already.
He typically wakes up and either pees in his diaper
before he comes into my bedroom (it's warm so i know
he just did it) or very shortly after being up.
Since Marshall has become a pro at the on and off diaper
business, he has been peeing a little bit
ALL DAY LONG
and each time, he wants to change his diaper...
so he's been going through at least 10 diapers a day.
It's been ridiculous... and costing a fortune.
(I save them for another time if it's just a dribble!!)
A few days ago, Marshall started holding his pee
in the morning. He starting talking a LOT about
"pee-pee" and holding himself to keep it in.
He was dancing around
for an hour in the morning
or even longer, talking about pee and looking
antsy to go, but he wouldn't come and sit on the toilet.
He was getting upset at the feeling of needing to go.
It's been frustrating for both of us.
In the end he would pee in his diaper and it would be FULL
and often wouldn't even hold it all so we'd have to change
his shorts as well.
He was waiting until 11am to go...
and then was holding it all day and would wait until
i put him in the bath around 6:30pm
to pee again (in the tub).
Twice a day, that's it.
I was getting concerned that this was unhealthy
and that he'd get a bladder infection or
something.
Then yesterday i got him to come to the bathroom
in the morning (11am) to sit on the potty.
He did for his typical 10 seconds and then
came off and was freaking out.
Then i tried to set up the little potty that sits
on the floor, which is kinda too big for M and he never
took to it in the past (it is the girl kind and
i am scared of the possible firehose effect, so i've hardly used it).
Marshall got upset but showed me that he wanted the
seat part to sit on the big potty,
so i put it on there.
Then he wanted to sit...
and he sat on there for half an hour with a bit
of on and off.
He ended up peeing in his diaper right before school :(
I told Miranda of our morning on the potty
and she agreed with me that M is so close
and then she recommended i view a certain web video
on toileting.
Marshall had farted twice and said "poo" and
he was quite aware of what was going on...
and he even paused a few times
like he was concentrating and i thought
"Oh my word, he's going to pee!!"
But he didn't.
It was the first day in a long time that i had a glimmer of hope!
Then later on in the day, from 4-5:30pm,
that's right, an hour and a half,
Marshall was on and off the potty (mostly on).
It was kinda heartbreaking though as he
was dripping and had started to pee a very small amount,
but he was upset :(
He was crying and bouncing around on the potty
as if he felt that when he was peeing,
he was doing something wrong.
He wanted hugs and i was doing that while he was
sitting there, and i kept trying to explain
to him that it was ok to go pee.
That was yesterday... and he ended up peeing in his diaper
5 minutes after 5:30pm when we went outside.
First thing this morning,
Marshall held it again.
But today, he seemed to have to go already by 9am.
He jumped around holding himself and saying
"peepee" countless times.
I tried to get him to come and sit but he wasn't having it.
Then half an hour later, he was willing to
sit on the potty, but it was short lived.
I was on the phone with my sister and telling her
about yesterday's potty experience
while Marshall was on and off sitting.
Then he starting 'leaking'.
He was freaking out standing all funny and
in panic mode.
He'd done this several times already and was always
willing to let me help him back on the potty quickly,
to not pee in the potty.
But this time was different!!!
I hung up with my sister so i could really focus with
Marshall and he was sitting there
like normal, looking around and getting himself
distracted by things in the room.
He wasn't scared or panicky like yesterday.
Then after a few minutes,
he paused and i heard a few drops (!!!!!!)
and then Marshall said, "pee"
and i quietly said, "yes, pee, good boy, more?"
and he focused again,
said "pee" again,
and then he let it out... HE PEEEEEEEEED!!!
It was a lot. lol.
It slipped through the seats and my feet were getting
splattered a bit
(gross yes, but the best reason EVER to have to wash my feet!!)
and i remained calm and waited
until he was completely done before i got super
excited!!!!!!
Marshall was happy and smiling and we called for
D to come over and get excited with us!
It was awesome.
There was no reward or toys laid out to bribe him...
as had been recommended, tried, and failed
in the past.
Marshall felt he had to go, and he went!
Our praise was enough for him :)
I got out Marshall's big boy undies and he picked the ones
he wanted to wear and then was adament
about putting them on himself.
Then Marshall ran over to the kitchen and grabbed
a bag of marshmellows and asked me, "mamellow"
to reward himself!! lol. crazy kid.
Yes son, you can eat all the marshmellows you want!!
Marshall has interupted
me twice in the past few minutes to go pee...
and i think he needs to do #2
and he is even working on that a bit it seems
when he's sitting on the potty!!
That will not be fun to clean up in underwear,
so here's to hoping we can continue to
have a super successful day
in the bathroom!
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