Potty Training Boot Camp

Over the past several months, we've attempted to get Austin potty-trained.  But, he just never showed too much interest.  He would much rather just sit on the potty and do other activities, rather than actually go potty. Occasionally, he would go when we put him on there, but nothing consistent.  So, we decided not to push the issue and he would let us know when he was ready.  Well, probably over half of his class at school is potty-trained, and he has to accomplish it before he can move to the 3's class late this fall. 

A couple weeks ago, his teacher approached me one day after school.  They thought he was ready, and he clearly knew as soon as he would go and ask for his diaper to be changed.  He was just being lazy. :)  So, we decided to just throw him in there with undies on Monday morning and see what happened.  Well, before we even made it out the door to school, he had an accident.  After quickly changing him and grabbing about 6 pairs of extra undies and shorts, we were on our way.  He had a few small accidents where he would start to go, tell his teacher, and then finish in the potty.  I was a little skeptical when I picked him up, but he quickly proved when he got home that he was a big boy and went twice!  At school, they set him on the potty every hour and he goes.  Well, that approach doesn't work so well at home.  He definitely doesn't want to sit on there if he's not ready.  He has let me know every time he has needed to go over the past 3 days. We are sooooo proud of him and are hopeful that we will continue our great success.  We definitely give high fives, do a dance, clap, and give a potty prize (M&M) after he goes each time.  There is no exaggeration with the excitement that I express each time! :)  So, yay for Austin being a big boy in his undies!!

But going #2 on the potty is a struggle.  We'll get to that one later. :)