Andrew + Potty Training

Here we are....one week to the day since we started good ol potty training with Andrew. Even with an occasional accident here or there, he's doing awesome!! I've been finding that more often than not, he's dry when he wakes up from his naps which is a good indication that he is getting old enough to wait until he wakes up to go potty. (Not night time yet, just naps.) And boy has he been easy to please! If he goes, all he wants is a gummy bear or to play a game on my iPhone. Sounds good to me! :)

Besides him showing some obvious signs of starting to be potty trained, I thought this time was as good as any - especially with being stuck at home without a vehicle for a month now. Every hour, we walk down to the bathroom so he can try and he usually goes. If he doesn't, I have him take off his pull-up and once he goes again, he can put it back on. Kinda scary having him run around without anything on from the waist down but whatever works! And because he's the big boy that he is, he insists that he flushes the toilet after I empty out his little botty chair bowl into it. He most definitely loves being able to wash his hands all by himself. (With supervision of course!) :) As of right now, he's been able to go #2 in the toilet a few times also. Slowly but surely, we're getting there. By golly, sooner or later, I will only have ONE child left in diapers!! Woo hoo! :)

Today, after we saw the doctor for his 3 year well child visit, I took him across the hall to the restroom, held him on the big toilet and he peed! I was so happy for him and I just LOVE to see his adorable smile when he hears that his Mama is so proud of him! He's just the cutest thing ever! This has been a huge step for him (and us!) and I think he's doing an amazing job for only being a week into the process. More proof that my once "baby" is now getting to be a BIG boy! My how fast they grow up!

{Sporting his new pull-ups}