It's Potty Time!

It's been a while but I wanted to make note of this for future reference. So when Noah's about to potty train his own kids (a long long long time from now), he can consider THIS his warning.

Noah's been doing SO good with his potty training. Dare I say that we're ... done? Okay, so we had a slight ... not setback but .... hmm. Noah's been having "accidents" of the nasty kind. It's frustrating because we KNOW he can do this. Things were perfect. We were accident free for a while and then all the sudden YUCK! Friday, I decided to start from the beginning ... almost.

Introducing the Potty Chart.

Everyone knows Noah L-O-V-E-S trains. I made this chart for him and then took him to the local craft store to pick out his very own train stickers (and some cutting mats for my new toy ... but that's another story). The idea is simple. Keep the pants happy; get a sticker. When the track is full; get a prize! Hence "Stay on track, win a prize!"

Saturday was the first day. I don't think he quite understood what was going on. He begged and begged for a sticker. He went to bed mad. Sunday ... HE GOT ONE! There's no stopping him now .... we hope. He so excited about his potty chart. He tells EVERYONE about it. He even told the maintenance guy today to "come and see!"

I so hope this works. Ten stickers this time ... I'm thinking fifteen next time.

SIDE STORY: We've done away with the "night night pants". No more pull-ups at night! It's been hard for Noah to give them up. He wants to wear them so bad. We've had battles over it. I finally said "You can wear them but you have to put them on yourself and once they're gone, THEY'RE GONE!" He's been wearing underwear the past few nights. However, last night, he decided he was NOT wearing underwear. He was going to wear night night pants. He went to the basket to get them and ... THEY'RE GONE! Instead of giving in and wearing underwear ... the past two nights, Noah's been "going commando". Boys.