Potty Trained!!

Shaun is potty trained; well when he is awake anyway!! I am so happy at the success we have had in training him. We took the advice of a few friends and did the “naked” method. This is where he is naked from the waste down when at home. We started on a Sunday afternoon at the beginning of September. We laid out a bunch of towels in the living room, had a potty seat close by and started. Shaun had one accident that day, one small accident the next day, but then pretty much no accidents when at home and naked!! He goes over to the potty chair when he needs to go. The strategy also says to put loose fitting pants on with nothing underneath when venturing out. It says to do a small outing the 2nd day and a longer outing the 3rd. He did pretty well on outings, with a few accidents sometimes during the first couple of weeks.

The strategy calls for being naked at home for 3 months! This seemed a bit long given how well Shaun was doing. So, 2 weeks into it we tried putting underwear on when at home. Unfortunately, he had some accidents when in underwear so we had to take them off. During the next week he seemed to be doing better; we had put him in a pull up sometimes when going out if we didn’t want to have to deal with an accident. Since the pull up was staying dry, a week after trying underwear we tried it again and haven’t looked back!!! No accidents in underwear and pants. He has begun to tell us when he as to go if a potty is not readily accessible. He was even able to hold it on the drive to Auntie’s house last weekend (about a 45 minute drive). With about 10 minutes left before we got to Auntie’s, Shaun said he had to go potty. We told him we were almost there and then he could go potty. He was dry when we got there and then went a lot!!!!

He still wears a diaper when he is sleeping, but that will be stage 2 of potty training down the road sometime when he can control it in his sleep. I am happy with stage 1 only taking about 3 weeks (knock on wood)!! He still has an occasional accident, but they are few and far between.

We all 3 got our flu shots this week and the nurse was surprised to see Shaun already in “big boy underwear” when I pulled his pants down for the shot. That made us feel pretty good!

On the pregnancy note; all is going well!! I am feeling well and getting bigger! My appointment this month was boring and uneventful, which is good! Next month I get to do the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. I am currently 23 weeks (about 5 months), so less than 4 months to go!

This week also is our birthday week; mine today and Bill’s tomorrow!! Happy Birthday to us!!!