Potty Training Success!!!

Woooohoooooooo!!!!

Words cannot express how excited I am that Wyatt is 100% potty trained. I don't remember the last time he had an accident! Even at night!

What I ended up doing was putting my foot down. Yes, I know, potty training books say this is a "No, no." But it was definitely necessary.

He knew what to do in the bathroom. He was just so stubborn and he liked the comfort of his diaper.

One day, after gagging profusely while changing one of his pungent diapers, I said, "Wyatt, that is enough. You know how to go potty like a big boy. From now on, no more diapers. Understand?"

He sheepishly said, "Yes, Mommy." He was very excited about his cool underwear though. We had some not-so-pleasant accidents at first, but now, just a few weeks later... he's potty trained!!! I made sure to make a HUGE deal every single time he used the potty chair. Even when he had accidents, I gave him encouraging words.

I'm so proud of my little guy!

Potty Training Sucks

Well, that makes for numero dos of having to clean poop out of somewhere it's not supposed to be. WHY is potty training this child such a pain?! Brody and Zach were both relatively easy to potty train and were done by the time they were two.

Yes, Wyatt is three...

Lucky (for me) Ryan was willing to step in and clean it up this time (thanks hun!). Seriously, one should be the cap on the amount of times you have to clean poop out of the carpet/bed/blankets/whatever a day. 

I swear I have done just about everything I could research on potty training with this child. Cheerios in the potty, a million different kinds of potty chairs, having his big brothers show him how to do it, giving rewards, etc etc. Up until this last weekend I had pretty much given up...

Then, I just put my foot down. AND VOILA! He didn't have a single accident all weekend! Then TWICE today he pooped somewhere he wasn't supposed to. 

Ahh the joys of dealing with other people's bodily functions on a daily basis...

I promise tomorrow's post won't be about poop.