Wednesday, May 19, 2010

We have entered the world of potty training! (Sorry if there is tmi for you)

So, Logan is two and a half and I have been thinking it was time for us to really start potty training. We have had a potty around since Logan was just one-ish so he could get used it... well it became a toy, toy box, step stool to get whatever we didn't want him to have, etc. I was starting to think he would never show interest in being a big boy. He did show all the other signs of being 'ready' such as staying dry for longer periods of time (even through naps!), hiding or changing his stance when pooping, etc. but whenever you would ask if he wanted to try the potty he would refuse.
I have sought advise from friends and family who have been through the process before (thanks by the way!) and I ordered a book specifically geared towards potty training boys. The book, 'Potty training boys the easy way: helping your son learn quickly--even if he's a late starter', was great in my opinion. The style of training used in this book just felt right to me and was pretty much how we had already started with him without even knowing what we were doing.

So, from the advice from our training guide, we went to the store and let Logan pick out his own potty and big boy undies (cars, buzz lightyear, nemo, etc. of course!) in hopes that this would make him super excited to use the potty and be a big boy. Well... it worked!!! That same evening he went pee in the potty! He has since kept using the potty (pee pee wise) and even stops in the middle of playing to use it (if he's bare bottomed only though... were working on the undies and pulling them off and all that goodness).
We still have a ways to go, but I'm such a proud mommy that I had to share this with everyone...