Diaper Free!

Davis surprised us all by getting himself potty-trained over the course of three days.  I used some serious bribery (a remote-controlled Thomas train) and he climbed up on the potty, went #1 & #2 and that was that...off to Toys-R-Us we went to get the train!  He has had a couple of accidents here & there, but nothing out of the ordinary.  He has been insisting on wearing undies for nap, but will let us put a Pull-Up on him overnight.  He's able to stay dry during nap and has recently been staying dry overnight, too!  We are thrilled.  I love not having to change dirty diapers and he is so proud of himself for wearing "big boy undies".  Way to go, Davis!!

Just Like Big Brother

Davis is fascinated by Carter using the potty. He wants to be a "big boy" too! Lately he has been wanting to sit on the potty like his big brother. I have been humoring him and he gets such a kick out of it! It is pretty funny to watch.

Can't forget about the toilet paper!

He didn't want to get down, but after "wiping" several times, mom decided enough was enough. :-) This boy will probably be potty-trained in half the time of his big brother (We can only hope!!!).

Hallalujah!

After 3 years and 6 months of buying diapers/pull-ups for Carter, we now have a BIG BOY who poops on the potty!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, Sweet Jesus!

An All-Time Low

It's no secret that Carter has been a challenge in the potty-training department. Today I did something that I make a point never to do...lie to my son. I told him we were out of Pull-Ups and that he would either have to poop in his undies or on the potty. I reminded him that when he poops on the potty he gets a brand new scooter (we are desperate, people!) AND threw in that we could also stop at the cheeseburger shop (aka McDonald's) on the way home from the store. I also sang the "If Carter Goes Poop on the Potty" song that I made up and now sing on a daily basis. When all of that didn't seem to convince him, I bribed him to sit on the potty by putting the laptop in the bathroom and letting him watch his favorite PBS show while he tooted away. I'm not kidding you, my butt fell asleep while I SAT ON THE FLOOR FOR 45 MINUTES encouraging him to go and giving him positive reinforcement.
Guess what happened?! Nothing. No poop, not even a rabbit turd. Are you kidding me?! We have tried stickers, candy, small toys from the $1 bin, large shiny red cars, making him take off the dirty pants & clean himself afterwards, the aforementioned scooter and trip to Mickey D's and this kid is not budging. I think I'm done. If he wants to be the only kid in Kindergarten to not poop in the potty, so be it. I'm sure the peer pressure will get him by the time he reaches high school.

He's still got it...

Carter's ears STILL look bad after a course of Omnicef, followed by a course of Zithromax. We have been trying to clear this last ear infection for a month now. Dr B said his ears would have had to look "perfect" yesrterday in order for us to avoid going to the peds ENT. Sooo...we have a referral and will be taking him in to see about getting him tubes. Unfortunately, the doctor is booked until July 20th! Hopefully, we will be fine until then.

On a brighter note, Carter is starting to use the potty!!! We have been talking about it & sitting on it off and on for a couple of months, but he is finally starting to show interest in using the potty. (I'm sure the M&M's we're using for bribery are helping some.) So far, he has gone pee-pee a handful of times...no #2, yet. I have mixed feelings about potty-training and am not looking forward to the messes and the rush to find public restrooms when we're out & about. However, my hope is that if Carter is driving the learning process & we follow his lead, it will not take forever to get him into big-boy undies. I was anticipating him working on this well into age three, so if we get it done sooner---great! I'll keep you posted!