Luke has taken the plunge for potty training. He's been more and more interested in sitting on the potty chairs we've gotten out. A few weeks ago he started insisting on going to the bathroom with us at church and restaurants. Since it's hard to pull a diaper back up, we figured it would be better to try underwear.
We bought train underwear and made a big deal out of them. Unfortunately, after using the potty chair once he decided he didn't want a diaper on anymore...my sister solved the problem by suggesting a pull up inside and underwear outside (that's why they gave her the fancy degree, right?). He's been really amazing, keeping dry for long periods of time, even on trips doing errands. He prefers the toilet to the potty chairs, which I suspect is because he is in part trying to imitate his big sisters.
He has only suggested using the bathroom once (mostly I tell him to go). A few nights ago, he woke up crying. Michael figured out that Luke wanted to go pee in the potty---his diaper was still dry. Afterward, he went right back to sleep. Good job Luke!
I expect more accidents---after all, he is 9 months younger than either his sisters were when they started potty training. But he seemed so eager, so I didn't want to shut the door... By the time they're 21, most kids are potty trained, so the only tricky thing is to quit worrying about it.
We bought train underwear and made a big deal out of them. Unfortunately, after using the potty chair once he decided he didn't want a diaper on anymore...my sister solved the problem by suggesting a pull up inside and underwear outside (that's why they gave her the fancy degree, right?). He's been really amazing, keeping dry for long periods of time, even on trips doing errands. He prefers the toilet to the potty chairs, which I suspect is because he is in part trying to imitate his big sisters.
He has only suggested using the bathroom once (mostly I tell him to go). A few nights ago, he woke up crying. Michael figured out that Luke wanted to go pee in the potty---his diaper was still dry. Afterward, he went right back to sleep. Good job Luke!
I expect more accidents---after all, he is 9 months younger than either his sisters were when they started potty training. But he seemed so eager, so I didn't want to shut the door... By the time they're 21, most kids are potty trained, so the only tricky thing is to quit worrying about it.
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