When I potty trained Jackson it was like the easiest experience ever! He wanted to be a big boy so badly that he basically potty trained himself. Starting at about 18 months I never had to change a poopy diaper from him again! Miraculous, I know. I have a feeling the twins are going to be a whole other story.
These cute twinners of mine have been very similar in development for EVERYTHING! From crawling and walking to talking and even getting teeth they have been within 3-10 days of each other. I was a little overwhelmed thinking I might have to potty train them at the same time, but they aren't showing the same, uh..., interest? So I'm hoping as soon as I'm finished with one I will be able to start with the other.
Hailey, the oldest of the two (by 18 minutes- semi long story), has shown signs of potty training readiness. She understands what poop is, and don't you worry, she tells me right after she is finished going- in her diaper. She also likes to take off her diaper when she wakes up in the morning or after a nap because it is uncomfortable. (I have cleaned up way too many poop messes because she does NOT want to wear that diaper when it's full.) She will nod her head if I ask if she wants me to change her diaper, and she wants to watch everybody in the family go to the bathroom!
Melanie, my youngest, on the other hand shows none of these signs, except nodding "yes" when she wants her diaper changed. So... that means I think I will be starting with my other sweet girl, Hailey.
They are definitely alike sometimes. They both SCREAMED when I put them on the real toilet. Yeah, I wasn't doing that again. They are much smaller than Jackson was when he was their age and they seemed terrified! It probably looks like a potty for giants when you're that small. So I pulled out the tiny potty chair thing that my son had used like twice- after cleaning poop out of one of those things you never want to do it again! And I figured out a solution for the cleaning problem. I put a baggie inside the "cup" and put a rubber band around the outside so it would stay in place. It can be rinsed for pee and thrown away for the poop! Not a perfect system, but it's the only way I'm doing this. I will transition them to the regular toilet that flushes ASAP! But for now, hopefully this works.
They have both taken turns sitting on the potty just for pretend. No screaming though, which is totally progress! Jackson is my helper and he keeps asking him if they have to go potty haha! But... I did ask him to stop doing that. I don't like that system. I want them to "tell" me (signs, words, or partial words) when they have to go. I'm not potty training myself. Been there done that. I'm trying to train them to recognize when they have to go. I also made sure they know it's yucky to go in their diapers (started telling them that at about 17 months) and now that they know we can talk about how it's important to be clean and dry by going potty like big girls! Those are just a few tips I've learned already. I am also not above bribery so they will be getting small rewards once we have a little more progress. We will make sure they know it's a BIG DEAL!
This is probably going to be a gradual process for both of them. I'm not sure I'm ready to go out and buy big girl underwear yet, but hey, I have a hope for a future without large quantity diaper purchases!
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