Potty Training Continued:

Day 2:

Day two was an improvement from day one. Max had one accident in the morning then went #2 in the potty for the first time. In the afternoon, Max continued on his recent success by loading the toilet with #2’s twice more with a sprinkling of PP’s. The night time was a little trying. Max is so excited to go potty that he isn’t interested in sleeping. The second we would put him down to sleep, he would say “I have to go potty”. After a 10 minute session on the "think and stink", Max would do a little tinkle. These activities are repeated several times until Mommy or Daddy can convince Max that it truly is time for bed and that if he needs to go potty, he can go in his diaper (that he wears during naps and nighttime).

Days 3 through …
To say that Max’s journey through potty training has been eventful and successful is not really doing it justice. We have gotten to see so much of our little boy’s personality and have been basking in the joy and pride associated with watching your child succeed, in even the smallest of endeavors. On the third day of potty training, Max decided he got it. He did not have one accident, he freely pee’d and poo’d in the toilet like it was old hat. On a side note, cleaning poop out of the potty training toilet is probably one of the top ten most disgusting things someone can do, we are working on making the toilet the sole place for poopy’s. The biggest development was that he did not wet his diaper during his nap or overnight. We still have the issue of getting Max to go to sleep without asking for that last trip to the potty, but that is where we get to see his personality shine thought. He will say funny things and make silly faces, anything to distract him from doing what he is there for. Then just when Mommy or Daddy have reached the end of their patience, Max will look up all doe eyed and say in the sweetest voice “I’m peeing” with this grin that could melt any bad day away. To date, Max has not had another accident and has only had slight wetness in his diaper during the night. We are very proud of our little boy and look forward to the next milestone he will take us through.

Here is a picture of Max doing his business