Potty-Plane-ing: Day 1 & 2

Yes, that's right.  We are potty training!  Or as Brody likes to call it, potty-plane-ing.  Whatever works, right?

Day 1:
Last night, I noticed Brody snuck away to his room to do his business.  Something hit me and I was like, forget diapers, this kid is going on the potty chair.  He has no interest still, but I know he knows when he is going.  So, I rushed into his room and grabbed him, stripped off the diaper and brought him to his potty chair.  He was so mad at me.  He was crying and told me he was scared.  I gave him a hug and told him he was a big boy and told him he could do it.  He had to be brave.  With much reasoning, we made it to the chair and he was actually sitting.  Big step!  I told him he could have some M&M's while he sat there and could watch a movie on the computer.  So, I got the treats and brought the lap top in.  We you-tubed videos and found a winner that he thought was great!  It is super cheesy, but he loves it.  You can find it here:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD-B3_DtP5g

I tried a couple others, but he didn't like them as much.  He got sad when they said by to the diapers.  So we stuck to this one and sat and sat and sat.  He probably sat there for over half an hour.  Nothing.  So, we got out the Thomas undies and played.  We tried again.  Nothing.  Finally it was bath time.  He was playing and as I was getting something from the kitchen, Brody ran out and said, "I'm all done!".  I assumed with the bath, since he will do this.  So I grabbed his towel, but noticed some yellow in the potty!  Yay!!  I made sure that Hunter didn't do it and he said he didn't.  Brody went potty!  So, we put it in the big toilet and flushed and said, "Bye, bye pee, pee!" with a wave.  Hands washed we went to his room and put jammies on.  It was bed time so a diaper went on too.  An icky, baby diaper I reminded him.

Down he went, but then I smelt something wafting from his room.  A dirty diaper.  But he was out cold!  I changed his dirty diaper and put him back in bed.

Day 2:
He woke up happy as can be!  And with a dry diaper.  I instantly had him sit on the potty.  Nothing, nothing and nothing.  He was hungry, so we ate, got ready because we had a doctor appointment.  He didn't go all morning!  So, on went a diaper because I was not facing this battle in public, yet.

But, we returned home with a dry diaper!  It was like 4 by the time we got home from running errands, doctor appointment, lunch, etc.  Talk about stage fright!  The undies went back on.  I forgot to set a timer and all of a sudden there was crying.  I thought it was because his train was off the track, but it was because he peed in the living room.  We cleaned it up, got fresh undies and watched our awesome new video.  Seriously like 15 minutes later he was sitting on the potty, stood up and went on the bathroom floor and cried again.  We cleaned it up and I told him it was ok and accidents happened.  We got another pair of undies and then ate supper.  During supper he got off his chair and started crying.  I thought his Texas toast was too hot, but it turned out I had a puddle on my kitchen floor.  So, I cleaned that up, got another pair of undies and finished up supper. 

After supper he ran to his room and slammed the door.  I knew what he was up to!  I ran in there, brought him to the potty hoping it wasn't too late.  I was one terd too late (this is a post about potty training, yes poop and pee are involved).  I put it in his potty though and showed him.  We flushed it and then said "Bye, bye poo poo!"  There was another little one that fell on the floor (yes, I've been cleaning floors a lot today).  I showed him the accident and assured him it was ok.  He grabbed me some t.p. and we picked it up and waved bye as it went down the bowl.  Then he sat, and sat an sat.  Stage fright again!  A little pee came out so we did get to flush a third time.

Finally, it was late and time for bed.  A diaper went on and less than 5 minutes it was dirty.  We talked about how icky it was and how he is a big boy now.  Let's hope he wakes up with a dry diaper and makes it to the potty on time.

Nobody ever said that potty training would be easy.  For some it clicks, others it takes time.  We are going to take it one day at a time and see what happens.  Hopefully we can kiss diapers good-bye soon.  Because 1. they stink and 2. they cost a lot of money. 

Together, we will do this potty-plane-ing thing, Brody!!

And Hunter, thank you for being so encouraging, excited, helpful and an example when I need one!  You're the best big-brother!