I Waited All Day for This

Warning -- Total "I'm so proud of my child's bodily functions" kinda post ahead!

It started Saturday evening on a whim. X's diaper was practically hitting the floor but he was going to get a bath in another hour so I didn't want to waste a new diaper for that short time (hello lazy mom!) So he was just going naked and we told him to tell us if he needed to go potty. To our surprise, he actually told us, and when we put him on the potty he went!

We are now on day 4 of full on potty training. It's going pretty well too. We quickly realized that being naked (well, he does have a t-shirt and socks on) is the way to start with him because he needs to be aware of what's going on and the underwear were making him think he had a diaper on. There's a bag of M&Ms in the bathroom for a reward when he goes. Clearly that is his favorite part about all this!

Going #1 has been pretty smooth. He's only had 1 accident (on my sheets of course!) but that could be due to me barely letting him out of my sight and reminding him to tell me if he has to go about every 5 minutes all day long. I'm sick of my own voice at this point.

Going #2 has been a little more challenging. Two days in a row he pooped on my rugs. Our house is 90% hardwood floors but he managed to find that 10% that would require more cleanup :) Both times I've been momentarily out of the room. How convenient! So today I was determined to break that cycle. I watched him like a hawk. I expected him to do his thing this morning, but oh no, that would be too easy. So he and I were stuck like glue all day. Not exactly an easy task when you have another child that needs attention as well.

But finally this evening it all paid off. MY LITTLE BOY WENT POOP ON THE POTTY!
(gosh, the things that change when you have kids. Is this really what I'm excited about in life?)

Tomorrow I'm going to try to reintroduce the underwear and see what happens. I'm going stir crazy in this house all week and I don't think taking him out in public naked would be appropriate.

Exciting times here folks. Aren't you glad you get to read about it :)