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We started potty training on Friday. Carter hates wearing diapers and was constantly pulling at them and/or taking them off. He had also shown interest in going potty on the potty so we figured we might as well give it a shot. Day 1 we had two major accidents. We let him play the ipad. Mistake! He becomes way too engrossed in his favorite apps and doesn't even realize he went potty in his underwear. I chalk those accidents up to parent error. We should have known better. The rest of the weekend he did really great. But by day 2.5 he was so over the novelty of the potty that he was starting to hold it for later. He was getting frustrated with having to stop playing to go potty. Because of this we decided to be way more relaxed on day 3. We never made him "try" and we totally let him take the lead. He did so awesome! No major accidents. He'd start going a tiny tiny bit then realize it and stop! We even left the house and went for a walk in the stroller and let Carter walk too.
Our only concern at this point is that he might be holding it until nap or nighttime. We are still using a diaper for these times. His nap diapers were flooded.....but we're not sure if that was because he was holding it or simply because we'd been giving him so many liquids. I guess time will tell!
Wish me luck for this week when I'm alone with a potty training 2 year old and an almost 4 month old! I'm hopeful that we'll move past me urging him and asking him if he has to go potty and get to the point where he specifically tells me he has to go potty.
And yes I realize that this entire blog post is about bodily functions. But hey, that is what is going on in our lives right now! Washing diapers and little boy boxer briefs - which are really cute, by the way. Being a mom is so glamorous sometimes.
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