As you all know, that is if you are a parent, life is all about poop these days (ok
not really, but really)– especially in the early ages. And if you are a
new parent to be – be prepared to become desensitized to poop and poop talk.
And if you think you will not talk about poop, think again (you will also, accidentally
say potty, aloud to people who are not toddlers or infants). Go ahead, try not
to. I dare you.
When he was 2 years old, I started to
feel like I should really get a head start on the potty training thing, especially with the impending birth of his sister, we really didn't want to have both of them in diapers! So we would occasionally ask him if he wanted to go on
the potty (tip: don't ask them, just take them to the potty. it works much better, as we have found out). He did pretty well for awhile. Months would be filled with little marked stars (we would do stickers too but we never did the jelly bean or that type of reward system - not because I don't believe in it, but because - well, I never got around to picking up any type of lil reward candies), then one day he just eased off on it, maybe its that thing they call regressing? (that and we had our hands full) He started to undo things that he was big enough to do - like put on his shoes and or clothes, and even walk. He wanted to be carried more (more hugs and kisses for me) often and a few times he even asked for us to spoon feed him, just like his sister. He was also acting out a lot more..anyway, potty training just went by the wayside and with the chaos of our daily lives, it didn't find itself back in our routines again.
Well, fast forward to last Thursday where at his daycare, he was going on the potty more frequently and coming home with full
sticker charts of accomplished potty peeing (and sometimes pooping). Then one day he said he didn’t want to wear his pull up or
diaper. Friday was spent diaper free except for nap time (even though he insisted on not wearing the pull up to which they decided wearing the underwear over the pull up was a funny alternative) but he woke up dry and
quickly used the potty when he awoke. During our weekend, we continued - despite the fact we didn't stay home much. Although, there have been two minor accidents, but were surprisingly minor. Saturday we stocked up on underwear and
training pants that he picked out and have been pretty successful (high fives all around!)
during the weekend. Charles and I commented to each other on how amazed we both
were at the appearance of ease with it all. I know it aint over yet and we haven't had a full week of this awesome feat, but I'm still holding out hope that the $28/mo we spend on packages of his diapers, can be put to something else - oh like a night out, perhaps? That's $336/yr people!
