potty training

It has been a thorn in my side for a while. Yes, Av is almost 3 and 1/2 and should be potty trained. In her/our defense with her low muscle tone it makes it much harder on her then most kids. Everything is a muscle and if her muscles are not as strong as they should be they cannot control when and how they let lose like they should. It is just another one of the many things that will come in time. We just have to be patient and sympathetic to Av. (Yes, she knows she is too old for diapers) Another point I must add is that she is behind in her gross motor as well as speech so it only makes sense that she would be behind on this as well. The positive to all of this is that Av is a fighter. No one is more determined then she is and she has overcome everything else life has thrown at her. She will master this too. It is just going to take a little longer. I am bringing this all up because she is getting there. A sign that kids are almost ready is when they start waking up dry. Av is doing this about 50% of the time. I know this because she is still taking her diapers off. We got kind of lax on taping them and the other day she woke up wet so we started taping again. This morning when I went in there her diaper was off and yes it had been taped. Stinker. It was dry though and so was her bed. She can hold it she just can’t release it when she is thinking about it. Yes, I have tried all the tricks, potty chart, M&M’s, and bag of little treats to reward her with. It is not a matter of her not wanting to it is a matter of her being able to. Someday soon.