Friday, August 15, 2008

Potty Training

OK, it's time. I can't avoid it any longer. It's time to potty train Stellan. Yeah, so he's almost 3 (on Wednesday) it's not like I'm rushing things. I just wanted it to be as easy as it was for Jameson (he practically trained himself). We tried it a bit while we were staying in Canada but I didn't push things, he was out of his element. Now that we have been home for a few days I figure it's time for a whole-hearted effort.
He is pretty good with peeing, as long as he doesn't get distracted. If he's busy playing he might forget to actually go to the toilet and will end up peeing his pants. Pooping was a big issue, he always said that "it doesn't work". I decided to offer a reward, 2 M & M's everytime he pooped. (2 for his brother too, just to be fair.) That worked a bit. Then I finally decided on a BIG reward. A new Geotrax train once he was all done with potty training. It is quite an incentive for him. The train is sitting on our fridge, just waiting for the day that we say good-bye to diapers.
Today is day one and I have to say, no accidents! Yippee! Let's hope the diapers are coming to an end!

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