Potty training - Day one

We have been building this day up for the past month or so. We bought underwear, with his input, showed him where the potty is, told him he'll be a big boy like Daddy - all the typical stuff. It's very easy to prepare for it in the abstract, but it's much more difficult to implement in reality.

9:00 am - Wake up and eat breakfast.

9:30 am - It's time to change a poopy diaper. I am relieved that he's already pooped this morning, so that we can focus on peeing in the potty. I know accidents await, and I'd much prefer they be liquid. So I reminded him that today he'll start wearing underwear, and he won't need a diaper. So he took his diapers out of his changing basket, and put the underwear in there. But he did not want to go into the bathroom to learn how to use the potty. After ten minutes or so, he realized that this was non-negotiable and that underwear wasn't so bad; he'd try them.

We're leaving pants off today so that he doesn't have to fuss with pulling those down. Plus, he doesn't own a lot of pants, and there's no way I'd keep up on laundry.

9:45 am - He's peed through the first pair of underwear, onto Audrey's blanket. Nice. So I trotted him to the bathroom, showed him how to remove his underwear, made sure he was empty, wiped him clean, and put on a fresh pair. He didn't like pee on his leg.

10:00 am - He's peed through the second pair. This time he was in the bathroom, trying to get his underwear off, so he's learning! I had him sit on the potty again to empty himself, and he did! His face was priceless! He received a treat for trying to make it and for finishing where he needed to.

NOTE TO SELF - BUY MORE UNDERWEAR!

10:05 am - Isaac wanted more treats, so squeezed out a little more into the potty. I think he's figuring it out.

12:15 pm - I'm about to start lunch, so I wanted Isaac to empty himself if needed. He sat down, and peed! Not just a drop to get a treat, but a reasonable amount! Yea! So yes, he got more treats, and lunch of course.

1:15 pm - Lunch is over, Audrey has been fed and changed. Isaac came to me in the nursery and told me, "Mommy, I pee." I asked if he already had. "No, I need pee." So I told him to go. He closed the door and peed again. He even squeezes and shakes to make sure he's empty; it's rather cute.

He still has a little trouble getting his underwear back on, so I have to help with that, but that's better than not being to get them off!

1:45 pm - Isaac is napping. I wonder how he'll do with no diaper or pull-ups while sleeping? He has a waterproof mattress pad; otherwise, I'd not attempt it.

He's still on pair 3 of his underwear. Yea!