Potty training...again

E has been showing some more interest in using the toilet lately; actually wanting to take his diaper off and sit on the toilet. Just for a week or so now - but today I decided to bring out the potty chair and see what happens. I was pretty doubtful that anything would actually come of it today - I was told by my Anat and Phys teacher that babies don't actually have physical control over the muscles that stop or start peeing until they are two - which E will not be in February!

E ran around today, most of the time diaperless, spending a lot of time on the potty chair - with no outcome. But he loved it! He was so proud to be sitting there, and even was excited for me to take pics...and disappointed when I stopped. Everytime he got on he would say "boop" which, fairly obviously, means poop. It was cute, and fun, M even getting in on it and encouraging him, and helping him. After putting his diaper on him, he then did his business pretty directly.

A little after J got home he wanted to try again, and so we resumed the diaper-less-ness. And, finally, he did it! I was very pleasantly surprised, and also surprised that I didn't have any messes to clean up in the process! We will see how it goes tomorrow.

Comments

M said…

Only a mother can be "pleasantly surprised" by the elimination process of a child! Way to go, E!

December 11, 2010 at 7:35 AM

erin said…

I know I'm not a Mom ... so maybe I have this mixed up ... but don't you still have to clean the boop out of the potty chair? Ugh.

December 13, 2010 at 2:15 PM

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