Potty Training – Part II – Day 1

Okay, so we took a rather long hiatus with the potty training business, due to me getting a wicked sinus infection, then having a baby,then getting mastitis, then getting something else, etc etc.

We’re back at it! And lucky us, we started just about where we left off!

Yesterday we told Vincente “Tomorrow, you get to start wearing underwear! No more diapers for you!” Which was actually perfect timing, because I used his last diaper last night when I changed him for bed.

This morning after breakfast, Vincente donned his “cuecas” – underwear. We started right away sitting on the potty, and we went straight to the big boy potty with his little ducky potty seat. We had him sit on the potty for about half an hour with no pee. During and after the first experience with the potty, he drank two 10oz sippy cups of water and juice.

Up until nap time, he only had two accidents. He’s to the point where he will pee in the potty every time we make him sit on it. He’s still not “asking” to go potty, or going to the toilet by himself, but at least he’s peeing on the potty.

We’re just going to be more vigilant about making sure he sits on the potty probably every half hour until he starts answering “Yes” to the “Do you need to go potty?” question. Right now his answer is always “No.” Or rather, “Nope.”

Tomorrow we’re going to a beach party. It will be our first real going-out-after-potty-trained experience. I’m going to bring plenty of extra clothes, but there is a bathroom nearby, so hopefully we’ll be able to make it to the potty often enough for him to figure it out. Wish us luck!