It's in full swing over here - potty training that is. I didn't actually have a date marked on the calendar or anything. It just hit me the other evening, and I decided to get in the game. By the looks of the ball cap Samuel wears 90% of the time, he's in the game too! I guess it's been almost a week now, and I have to say it's going pretty well. Of course, I have to say I have no clue what I'm doing either.
He's the only one reading books on the topic. Thankfully, I don't feel the pressure to read any how-to books for once. We'll just give it a try and see what happens. He's so cute sitting there. I've put a little box of books next to his potty as you can see, and he'll thumb through them. He's actually done his business in the potty each day since we've started. He doesn't exactly tell me when he needs to go, I've just asked a lot and put him on there. When he goes #2 he gets a reward of two Skittles! Ha! The book he's reading below is called, "Sam's Potty." That's his favorite. It would be nice to have this mastered by the time the next little guy arrives in July. One in diapers as opposed to two would be a little kinder on our budget. At this point it's been nice just to see the amount of diapers we're using be less and less. When we're at home during the day I keep him in underwear then put him in a diaper if we go out or during naps and bedtime. So far we've only had a few accidents.
He's growing up so quickly. This is just one more sign that my baby isn't a baby anymore. He's gearing up to be the big brother.
Awesome!!! Smart move...getting full into before baby comes! I've been delaying pushing it with Lydia until Jim gets a little bigger!
ReplyDeleteWe'll see how it goes...I have a feeling we may take some steps backwards when the baby gets here. I just see this as something that will happen eventually over time rather than a crash course/ quick mastery. Kind of takes the pressure off (both of us!). :) See you soon!
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