Potty Time!

***DISCLAIMER: If you're a mom, a parent or someone who loves/works with children this blog wouldn't offend you NOR would you find it to be TMI.  If you don't want to hear about MY child's potty training stories. . . well, bug off!  LOL

Now, I'll begin:

A few weeks ago, I purchased Austin some CARS underwear for the intention of thinking he'd be more apt to wear those instead of regular white (or another color) underwear.  We really haven't been pushing the issue.  I mean he's only 2 1/2 (he'll turn 3 February 27th) and I KNOW he'll be potty trained before he's 5 LOL 

We bought a seat - CARS one . . . . duh! - that goes on the toliet and a step stool a few months ago just to get him familiar with it.  Randomly we'd put him on it.  Maybe a minute here and then not again until a few weeks later. . . yea, very very inconsistent.  BUT again, we weren't really pushing the issue.  We're all about having HIM take the lead and show us when he's ready.  

Sitting on it playing puzzle :-)

For a few weeks now, Austin's been letting us know when his diaper has poo in it as well as staying dry at Preschool from 10:30 potty break (where they change his wet diaper) till the 1:30 potty break [the 12:30 break he's dry].  I'd like to try potty training Austin sometime before his third birthday, just to see how he'd do and react, so after talking with a few friends, family and researching, I decided to try the "3Day potty Training" guide a few friends reccommended.  It stated that I should dedicate 3 whole days to potty training: talking about it, doing it, and NOTHING ELSE.  Since Austin was out of school for the Thanksgiving break next week I planned on trying it then. . . guess Lil Man had other plans!

About a month ago, Austin was having 'outdoor nakey time' and went pee outside.  He was so excited and wanted to do it again.  Everytime he'd ask to go pee pee on thepotty, I'd take him where he'd try but nothing ever happened.  He was always so disappointed in himself!  He'd WANT to go, but didn't actually NEED to go.  Poor kid

About 2 weeks ago, I'd let Austin wear his CARS big boy underwear only if he asked for them (usually after he'd see them).  If he wanted to wear it - GREAT, if not, no biggie!  He'd only wear them for an hour or two tops and then we'd put the diaper back on.  As the days progressed, he'd ask for them more and more.  On Thursday of last week he wanted to wear them and NOT a diaper so I let him.  I'm (we) are trying to encourage this as much as possible.  Letting him take control.  He did great.  He even, after wearing a diaper to nap, begged to go to the potty to go pee, which he did!  Tuesday of this week (yea, while Mom and I were painting LOL) when he asked for them, I decided, "Hey why not just put the underwear on him for the whole day since we're home?  Who cares about accidents. . . they'll happen and he's so interested"  Well he had 2 accidents - obviously! - and I placed him on the potty & he actually went!  WHOO HOOOO and he was so proud!

He's been 'officially' in potty training mode since then and he's done remarkably well!  Since Tuesday he's only had 4 accidents, one being the nasty poo!  Yea, it's no fun being on the parent side of that!  LOL  Tuesday - Thursday he has gone pee pee after we've asked him, but Thursday night through today he's told US when he needs to go!  We have had ZERO accidents since Thursday at 6am! 

He's still wearing a diaper to nap, night & when we are venturing out since it's still new.  On Wednesday, when I put him down for bed at night he cried that he had to wear a diaper.  Then he started fretting that he had to go pee pee.  I kindly reminded him, that although it may be confusing, it's okay to pee in your diaper, just not to try to go pee in the big boy underwear.  He looked at me with this HUGE grin.  So funny!  After I retucked himin bed, I heard him crying out again.  I walked in and he was begging to go potty - even though he was wearing a diaper!  So I took him and he went.  I checked his diaper and he refused to go in the diaper!  :-)

Lately when he's awake wearing a diaper (when we are out of the house) he's kept his diaper dry!  It's only during nap and night time that he goes in them. . . which is perfectly fine, since I'm sure those will be the last things that get 'mastered'. . . of course, we still need to work on the POOPING in the potty.  That's only happened once. LOL

So, this is definately a TMI brag post.  Scott and I are so proud of him, as I know his Nonna, Poppa & Ammie are!  Even his cousin, Trista, was cheering him on after he went potty yesterday after our playdate!

It's exciting :-)