Adventures in Potty Training!

A couple of weeks before Matthew was born in October, Ethan suddenly decided that he was ready to us the potty (for going pee to be exact!) At only two years, three months old our big boy was suddenly out of diapers. They were replaced with mini underpants decorated with Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Mater, Lightning McQueen, and Mickey Mouse (to name a few favorites). Our first real outing in underpants was to the zoo on my fall break. He did such a great job using the potty there! In the 5 months that have followed, there have of course been accidents, and well-accidents that were less than accidental. He is still sleeping in a diaper at night, we'll get there!

Number two has been it's own separate adventure. If you don't want to know about this stop reading here...or keep reading to hear about potty training "Ethan Style." His first time going #2 on the potty was OUTSIDE in his little red potty while Addy was over for a playdate. From then on he was sort of hit or miss (no pun intended). Sometimes he wanted to use the potty-but often he would just be found under the table or off in another room taking care of business.

Then in the last couple of weeks, instead of running off to poop in his underpants-Ethan started asking for a diaper and going into the bathroom...one step back, two steps forward!

This brings me to yesterday when I was out front picking weeds and Ethan disappeared into the house. Without Rich seeing him, he found his little red potty and once again brought it outside (backyard, not front yard!) and used it! We celebrated by "throwing out" his diapers which he no longer needed. Tonight when he had to go, he didn't bring up diapers-just said he needed to use his red potty-outside of course!

We'll see what tomorrow brings, but we are so proud of our little man!