Potty Training..................

Potty training is quite the adventure! Let's just start off with that, okay? Everyone keeps telling me that boys don't really "get" the whole potty training thing until they're about 3 but Hendrix has been going potty in the toilet for the last 3 or 4 weeks and still wearing a diaper but really doing a good job at telling me when he needs to go. So I thought I would take "the plunge" (lol) and put him in big boy underwear and really get the potty thing down. I'll just give you a quick re-cap of the last few days.

Day 1... Oddly, an easy day.
Day 2.... About the same. (This is when I say to myself, "What was I stressing about, this is easy!")
Day 3... A few more accidents but mostly just tired legs from going up and down the stairs all day since both of our bathrooms are upstairs. Convenient, right?
Day 4... Not so great. Can't keep up with the washing of underpants that have become saturated in pee.
Day 5 1/2.... Oh boy, what is going on? We just took Hendrix potty TWICE in 10 minutes with no success and then we find him at the bottom of the stairs SPLASHING in a huge puddle of his own pee.
Day 5 3/4... Sorry buddy, you're back in diapers. We'll go ahead and try again in a couple of months.

Do I feel like a failure? You betcha!
Should I feel like a failer? Probably not, but I do.
It's fine, I'm just having one of those "mommy moments" where you feel completely defeated, like nothing you do matters.... blah blah blah. I keep replaying the events in my mind, wondering what I could have done better or how I should have handled the situation differently but can't seem to come up with any answers. My reaction might be a bit more dramatic then I planned on but hey, what can you do?

Did I mention that Hendrix didn't poop for 3 days because he was scared about going in the toilet? Yeah, that also happened. Neat. I guess we'll just fork up another $40.00 for diapers this month. It's okay Hendrix, you're worth it!