Potty Training

It is another gloomy day in Cincinnati. The weather this summer has been so mild, I am afraid that means we may have a really cold winter. I am sitting here eating breakfast and figured I would write something since I didn't get to it last night. We have been going to bed pretty early these days since Mike gets up so early for work and, for some odd reason, my two older children feel the need to rise at 6 am.

Yesterday was rainy day...pretty much all day. So I decided it would be a good day to start Jonah's potty training. He has been ready for awhile now. He has gone on the potty various times the past few months but nothing consistent. It is more my fault because I haven't had the time or energy to deal with the training aspect of it. So up to this point if I asked if he wanted to use the potty and he said no I didn't push it. I thought it was time to start...he is ready. So yesterday was the day. He wore underwear the whole day, except for nap time. He did great! He only had one accident in the morning. I made the mistake of asking him if he had to go instead of making him go. So after the accident, I set the timer for every 30 minutes. The first time the timer went off, he asked why it was beeping. I told him it was telling him it was time to go potty. He said, "Otay" and ran into the bathroom announcing he didn't need help. He said, "I do it myself. No help." Then when he was done, he told me he didn't need a potty treat. After that when he heard the timer, I would mention the potty and he would run in there no complaints. So it was a good day! He of course was wearing a pair of underwear that was Ethan's so I promised him that we would go to the store to pick out his own underwear once he kept his pants dry for a few days.

The hard part of potty training is when you leave the house. It is so much easier to just put a pull-up on for the just in case scenario. Today, we are supposed to go to the park for a play date event for our church. I am contemplating the pull-up versus the underwear. I am not sure what to do. So much easier with the pull-up. But I don't want to set him back either.....decisions! I will keep you posted on how it turns out...