Figured my first "real post" should be on potty training seeing as we are literally and unfortunately sometimes figuratively hands deep in this art with our three year old..
Here are a couple of things I have noticed since we started :
1) the more I remind him to go to the potty the more it is an invitation to wait and let it out in the pants
2) I should have taken stocks out on toilet paper, I didn't realize how entertaining it is to flush and flush and flush toilet paper down the toilet
3) be patient, he won't be going to college in diapers.... Right??
Needless to say it has been quiet the ride.. And to be fair most days he has got it figured it. Throughout my husband and I have had some good laughs at this experience ( that is what life is about ).. For example Yesterday he came home from preschool and of course wanted his pants off. I quickly glanced over while prepping dinner and noticed that he must not have worn his underwear home. I asked him where it was.. His reply was lifting his shirt and showing me that he was in fact wearing it,not so much as the way it should be worn but with both legs through one hole and pulled right up over his bum like a belt.. In my mind it kinda defeated the purpose of wearing underwear but hey maybe I have it wrong he looked pretty comfy and proud.
Knock on wood we have been accident free in 3 days now! SCORE!
Hopefully the worst is behind us and boy have we learnt a lot .. Cheers to getting to do it all over again in 2 years !
I have to confess though the look of pride when he gets to the toilet in time makes it all worth it. And yes we did the whole reward system seemed to work for us in this house .
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