Two Times the Fun?

They say that having twins is two times the fun, and most times I would agree.  This week, however, has NOT been so fun.  Since I have a short break in my classes (I'm in grad school right now), I decided to tackle the not-so-easy task of potty training.  I think the girls have actually been ready for some time now, but I kept putting it off for various reasons.  Enough!  Time to begin.

 

With twins, it's even more fun - twice the spills, twice the training pants, twice the wipes, twice the toilet seats, twice the attitude.  Logistically, I had to think this one through - how to get both of them on the potty where I can see them?  Well, can't make that work, so one sits on the hall potty while the other sits on the master bathroom potty and I just hope she is doing what she's supposed to. 

 

 Day One: Started around 8:29am with training pants and sitting on the potty.  Girls sat on potty for 10 minutes, time to get up...two minutes later, wet pants...sigh...

 

Two hours and five pair later...still nothing...

Mom, should we just stick with the diapers?  I think that's a lot easier?

Day Two:  We had a little more success, but the washing machine was seeing more action than the toilet due to so many wet pants.  The girls are showing improvement by telling me they went potty, but they like to save their special news until AFTER their pants are already wet.  Nice.

Day Three:  We were gone in the morning, so potty training was put on halt...afternoon came, we had two small successes and then it all went to pot (sorry for the pun).  I hadn't heard from Caroline in a while, so I go back to find she was sitting on her bed pooping, then I run back into the kitchen to get the clean up supplies, and find that Jack, our dog, had pooped on the floor. 

In my rush to get the messes cleaned, I stepped (barefoot) into Jack's mess and decided I was about to walk out the front door and never return (at least until tomorrow).  Paul was extra encouraging that night as he quipped, "Well, tomorrow it starts all over again."  Thanks, babe. 

Needless to say, I think I'm ready to hire a potty-training consultant to help me get this job done.