I put on this new underwear you bought me, and everything started to grow.” Pumpkin Muffies // A Panera Copycat // Fall Bucket.“Papa, I don’t know what to tell you.I wouldn't say we're fully potty trained, but I think we are headed in the right direction. Though Marcus will wake with a wet (not soaking) diaper I'll hear Marcus shout, 'Let me out!' (he is still in his crib -> insert Hallelujah chorus) and that he 'Needs to use the big boy toilet!' I can't ignore that. The biggest downfall of this? Our morning wake-up times have been pushed up.

This whole process has been a lot less stressful than I imagined. And, surprise, surprise, things have been going really well. I'll be the first to admit patience is not a virtue of mine, but I've been forced to take this at Marcus's pace. We've just had to become aware of the location of every restroom in the entire LA metro.ġ0) Patience. Park play, meeting up with friends, trips to the beach, even a 2-hour car ride. We also keep one diaper in our bag in case we know we'll need 'sleep pants.'ĩ) We have kept our regular daily routines. We've never needed the backup clothes, but the minute we don't have them I know we'll need them. Marcus pees standing up 95% of the time, so it's not often we even have to use that.Ĩ) We carry an extra set of underwear and shorts with us everywhere we go. Instead, we use a little seat that rests on the regular toilet. And, the idea of cleaning pee and whatnot out of those absolutely grosses me out. I figured that would just be one more thing to transition out of. The last time we had wet pants was four days ago…ħ) We didn't buy one of those little toilets. I attribute a lot of that discomfort to our success. If/when Marcus wets his pants he feels it and he HATES the wet sensation. We make a BIG deal out of a successful potty trip, lots of cheering and clapping.ģ) Marcus gets to flush the toilet - such a huge deal for him.Ĥ) Every 30-45 minutes we ask if he needs to go to the bathroom, even if the answer is no, we go to the restroom and try - 100% of the time he will go.ĥ) Nap times and bedtimes are still reserved for diaper wearing - however, diapers are now called 'sleep pants'.Ħ) We haven't bought or used a single Pull-Up. When the 'big' business is done a large Mickey Mouse sticker is awarded. It not only helps with aim (you'd be surprised where splatters of pee will end up!), but makes the process fun.Ģ) Each time we make a successful trip to the bathroom a sticker is rewarded. We will throw a Cheerio into the toilet and encourage Marcus to pee on the Cheerio. Most times he would answer no, but I would take him into the restroom anyway, and wouldn't you know it, he'd pee.ġ) Thanks to a friend's suggestion, peeing in the toilet has a game-like feel. Last Thursday I woke up and decided that was *the day,* and potty training was underway.Īs soon as the little man woke up I slipped him into a pair of big boy undies (which continues to be one of our biggest challenges - he isn't too keen on wearing them just yet), and every 30-45 minutes I would ask him if he needed to use the bathroom. He would be ready for a diaper change and he would ask to go to the 'big boy toilet.' I would oblige, let him do his thing, and then diaper him back up.Īfter about a week of Marcus repeatedly asking to go to the bathroom I knew it was time. And I waited.Ībout three weeks ago - just before turning 2.5 years old - Marcus started showing interest in using the potty. Not when I was ready for him to be potty trained, but when he was ready. But, in my gut I knew what we both needed was for him to be ready. Marcus ' needed' one thing or another for training. When it came to potty training Marcus I heard from everyone and their grandmother that I ' needed' to try this method or that.

Big boy undies