He Did It!

Today was a good day. Conner pooped in his potty for the first time. I am so proud of him! He has flat out refused anything potty related for the past few months. I think mostly because he is a very busy boy and doesn't want to stop what he's doing to go to the potty. I've been reading a book on potty training and it's been very helpful. I decided to put his potty chair in the living room and that way he has quick access to it. He has training pants and underwear, but he didn't want to wear either. Most of the day he was a little bare bottom so we could work on it.

He showed so much interest today! We talked about it this morning. For some reason I've been dreading this more than anything. I just wish we could work on it a day and move on. It's such a slow process and well, inconvenient. It's overwhelming. I've been thinking and praying about my attitude. You know, potty training is just like anything else. It's not really training. It should be called "potty learning". I'm teaching him to go in the potty just like I taught him to drink from a cup or to count to 10. I also need to keep this in perspective. This is nothing compared to future issues like dating and driving...haha!

The first time he sat on the potty this morning I gave him a prize to encourage him that he tried even though nothing came out. Mid-morning he sat on his potty for quite awhile. I let him watch Curious George and it occupied him. He jumped up and told me he "tooted". We looked in and he had gone!! I was SO excited!! He was SOOO excited. He wanted to call his grandmas. He got to talk to everyone and tell them the news.


We're just going to take it slowly. I know there will be lots of accidents. I want to enjoy this time with him. We sang songs and read books while he sat on the potty. I want him to have fun!

The boys also shared well today and they both napped. Thank you, God for your blessings. It was a good day.