Yes, you're reading that right! Peyton's Potty Train!

Brandon and Tristan are out this weekend, they went to the deer lease for some big boy getaway time. And I thought since the big boys would be out for a few days this would be the perfect chance for me to crack down on Peyton and his aversion to potty training. We could focus without the pressures of the big brother who already knew what he was doing. Peer pressure has not worked in this case. So, I came up with a plan...

This morning we went to the store and Pey picked out his very own "unnerwears"! He had 7 different characters to choose from. It took f o r e v e r for him to make up his mind. The child is so much like his mother, it pains me (and yes, I'm talking about myself). He ended up choosing Superheros, of course. Also, some stickers and jelly beans. All part of the plan, which was similar to what we did with Tristan when he was potty training only tweaked a bit for Peyton.

The whole time we were at the store we talked about how he was going to wear his new underwear but ONLY if he was going to go tee-tee and poo-poo in the potty. We talked it up, let me tell you. When we got home and he immediately wanted to wear Batman. I told him he couldn't just wear them, he had to go tee-tee and poo-poo in the potty. He said "Ok! I gonna go poo-poo in the potty and then I gonna wear my unnerwears!" I was thinking "Mmm Hmm... this will be fun..."

I am pleased to announce he jumped right up on the potty like he was an old pro! I was in a bit of shock, I hadn't even gotten his poster ready for stickers. Remember the plan? Yeah, he was ready to go and I was just sitting there with a goofy grin on my face! He asked me "Where are my stickers??" Again... I wasn't prepared! HA! I explained he did such great job while we got him some candy, I assured him that he would have stickers when he got up from naptime.

During naptime I made the poster, "Peyton's Potty Train". I got this great idea to do a train from my sweet friend Kendall (who eagerly awaits embarking on adventures in potty training one day with her little guy :). When the train is full of stickers (or covered with stickers) then we'll do something special! I haven't decided yet what it will be but Pey is so excited about his "Super surprise!", as he calls it.

When he got up from his nap we started at it again... This time with the full effect. Underwear, poster, stickers AND candy!

He loves his underwear! He loved the poster! He loved the stickers! He loves getting candy for going poop! HE DID GREAT!

Day 1:
13 trips to the potty
11 stickers on the poster board
2 #2's
4 jelly beans
only 3 accidents

= success!

A litter box perhaps?

Everyone says the second child will always potty train before the first did. "He'll basically train himself as he watches big brother!" I've heard this a lot. Or, "He will want to be just like his big brother so he'll get tired of wearing diapers and not underwear." Wouldn't you know... our second would prove them ALL wrong. He is interested one day and the next day he's completely oblivious to the world of potty-ing anywhere else but in his diaper. I have been trying not to fret over the whole ordeal. Knowing, he will eventually get it. ...right?

I recently got his answer as to why he hasn't potty trained. I thought I should share...

After filling up a very stinky diaper, Peyton tells me he is stinky (he'll love me for this post some day). As I change him we have this conversation:

Me- "Shewie! You stink Peyton!"

P- (whimpers)

Me- "Peyton, you really need to start going poopoo in the big potty. This is stinky!"

P- "I can't." (whimpers)

Me- "Yes you can! You're a big boy! And if you go in the potty you can wear underwear and no more diapers."

P- (whimpers)

Me- "You're a big boy and big boys need to go poopoo and teetee in the potty. Then we won't have to deal with anymore of this stinky diaper stuff! Don't you want to go poopoo and teetee in the potty?"

P- "I can't." (whimpers again)

Me- "Why not?"

P- "Moommmmmyyy..... I'm a kitty cat!" (ends in a meow-whimper)




Ahhh. That makes perfect sense.

Tee-tee goes in the potty!

Yes, we are in the middle of potty training our 2 year old. We introduced a little urinal back in the fall around his birthday and he had very little interest in it. We left it out anyway and at bath time and bed time would give him the opportunity to try it out. He would politely say "No, Tant chu." Until about a month ago... we decided to incorporate candy AND cars stickers in our attempt to get him to tee-tee in the potty. And much to our surprise it worked!! He loves to go tee-tee in the potty!! Well, he really loves "Steetures and Tenny!" (English Translation: Stickers and Candy) We're of course not going to the potty ALL the time yet, he is very easily distracted.

Over the past couple of weeks I've begun to realize he is incapable of wearing more than one piece of clothing while we're at home! If I dress him with a shirt and pants... within 30 minutes one or both will be lying in the middle of the floor. He laughs and says "Mommy wook" as he points to the piece (or pieces) of clothing that just magically appeared in the floor. He is a mess!

Tonight after the "magical clothes" appeared yet again I looked up to see he was butt naked and had started peeing on the play tent!!!!! "Nooo! Tee-tee goes in the potty!" I hollered. We rushed to the potty where he finished. He then jumped up and down clapped "Yea!" and reminded me... "Steetures... Tenny!"  

Oh the joy of little boys.