Please don't let the phone ring ...

So one unexpected complication from the potty training is the whole nap time.

Until now, we've been locking Mela in her room for naptime (haha, we don't "lock" her in ... we just put something on the doorknob so she can't get out).

This has worked very smoothly and was much better than the "chase her out of the bathroom 50 times while she never sleeps" approach that was in place for a while.

However ...

can't do that if she's wearing underpants (needs access to the potty) but it seems weird to put a diaper on her for the nap (basically saying it's okay to pee in your pants sometimes?). And putting the potty in her room just seems like a recipe for a very gross disaster.

So I've been trying the leave-the-door-open-a-bit approach. And we're on day three with no nap.

Which is like saying day three of living with a rabid, feral, crazed animal. On speed.

I finally just turned on a video, switched off all the lights and surrounded Nathan with a pile of trains in the kitchen. Five minutes later and ...

Nate and I are now barricaded in the basement and there is no dinner on the stove. But if you've ever seen a kid miss a couple days worth of naps (especially after all the excitement around here lately), you know it's worth it.

Now if only I could have pizza delivered to my basement.

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Angela said…
That's beautiful! Does she usually have a wet diaper after her nap? If not, you probably won't have a problem without diapers either. Our daycare went with the approach of if the particular kid was having an accident during nap, they do leave them in diapers during the nap ... not to teach them to pee sometimes, but because if they are going during nap, they are going while they are sleeping because they weren't quite able to control it while sleeping. The kids don't seem confused at all (if that helps!) Once the kids were having no wet diapers during their naps, they don't worry about it ... and as long as there is a bathroom break before the nap, there wasn't usually a problem. Congrats to Mela on her move up in the world! Welcome to public washroom stress, Nancy! As always, we miss you guys much.
January 26, 2010 11:16 p.m.
Allison Baggio said…
congrats on the potty progress!!

I agree that it is ok to put on a pull-up during nap for a while. getting up while sleeping is a whole different thing to learn, and I always thought that we worked so hard to get them to sleep well, that it is a shame to disrupt it.

I did that with Noah but found that the pull-up was dry almost right away after training him, so eventually I just did away with it.

good luck, you're doing great. and your teaching her one of the most vital skills she will need in her life!!(lol)

Allison
January 27, 2010 10:25 a.m.
Jill and Dylan said…
Nancy- I just love your blog! I am 8 months into my 15 month mat leave and I look forward to reading your hilarious entries. I hope all is well in NS.

Jill(Foley)Blain
January 28, 2010 5:44 p.m.
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