Potty like a Rock Star

Drew is going potty like a rock star.  He still has the occasional accident, but has been diaper free since day one!  It took him about 2-3 days before it really clicked. But he's got it down now!  So pround of my sweet little ROCK STAR!

Day 4... Progress is Being Made. I think.

I gots to brag on my boy today, since I have been so hard on him the last 3 days.  {as I let out an audible groan...because as soon as I do this, he is going to make a liar out of me and regress... but I gotta}.  No pee accidents yesterday!!!  We started out the morning as usual, I asked him if he had to pee every 5 minutes and he would pee when he had to, but of course I was always reminding him.  Then, because I hadn't been out of the house in 4 days, I said, screw it, let's go have some fun!!!  So we dropped off Drew at a friend's house and Evan and I met my friend from Jacksonville and her 2 year old at their resort for some pool fun!  I thought, oh well, if he pees in the pool, he pees in the pool.  Won't be the first time someone has done that.  So I just plain stopped asking him if he had to go.  But mind you, no diaper for the whole 20 mile car ride there.  And low and behold he told me 4 or 5 times that he had to go potty!!  Even we were in the lazy river lounging or playing catch in the pool.  Of course, I thought to myself, really?  I have to dry you off, walk you to the potty, put you on that nasty toilet, pull up those wet shorts again and walk back?  But I was so ecstatic that he told me, I didn't care.  We still had one poop accident yesterday, in fact he has yet to poop on the potty ( it wasn't in the pool, thank GOODNESS).  But this is definitely progress and I will take it!!!  He wears big boy underwear during his nap and all day, and a pull up at night.  Hasn't worn a diaper since Sunday.

Potty Training... Day 3

I realize that you may not be that interested in our potty training trials and tribulations.  If that's the case, then you may want to keep on moving.  Because that's about all I got going on right about now.  Today, I remembered something I had heard many years ago on Oprah, from Dr. Phil.  Both people I pretty much have very little respect for (a nice way of saying, I don't like em... trying to be more positive these days for my boy's sake).  Anyway, Dr. Phil said to have the child call their favorite super hero on the phone to tell them when they used the potty.  This would be an alternative to giving them candy or toys.  Sounds kind of lame, but with Evan's new found obsession with everything super hero, I thought I would give it a try.  So after Evan pee pee'd on the potty this morning, we called Batman (AKA, Daddy).  I even pretended to look up his phone number on the internet.  Paul did a very convincing Batman voice.  Evan was so excited about it.  Thirty minutes later he said he wanted to call Iron Man, so I told him only if he used the potty.  Which he did.  So we called Ironman.  After about 2 minutes into the conversation, apparently Iron Man asked him to repeat what he said.  Evan said, Daddy, I said I got a Transformer bandaid this morning.  So clearly, he knew all a long that this was Daddy and not Batman or Iron Man.  Hmmmmm.  So I gotta think of some more incentives for him to use the potty.  Because I am sure "calling Daddy" will only be fun for so long.    

Potty Training Day 2

Day of potty training = 2.
Number of pairs of underwear I have washed in the last 2 days = 8, atleast... lost count after 6 or so.
Number of drinks I am about to ingest the second Evan's head hits the pillow = 1.  Darn it, still breast feeding.
Number of times I have said, Evan, tell Mommy when you have to go potty = 629. 

Peace Out Diapers

Today is day one of potty training boot camp and so far the score is Potty 3, Accidents 0.  We initiated Evan into the Big Boy Club this morning with the traditional "throwing away of the diapers and putting on of the big boy underwear" ceremony.  Now, I am no dumby.  I know it can't be this easy.  I know we aren't out of the woods yet.  Evan is a lovely little boy who is amazing in every way.  But things just don't come this easy for us.  So I am sure we will have our share of set backs and accidents, but so far so good!  I think the key was waiting until he was ready, and until I was ready and committed to the whole process.  Because let's face it, it's a lot of work for both of us!!  I think the hardest part so far is staying at home.  Since Drew was about 6 weeks old we have yet to stay home for an entire day once unless we were sick or we had friends over to visit.  I may be a stay at home Mama, but I am not a stay at home kinda gal.  We like to be out and about, so needless to say, we are all going a little stir crazy.