Potty Training...

O.K. I just had to post this one! Liam is potty training. Well, he's basically done, but we still have to help him...

He LOVES wii, so that is what I held out for him to get him to go poopy in the potty, over the summer! It worked! He was going pee on the potty, but had never done the other on the pot, so over the summer, (once we got home from our cruise), I got serious. He couldn't go to pre-school if he wasn't potty trained, I had my motivations also... ;-)

We made potty sticker charts. He got special CAR's stickers that he picked out, if he pooped on the potty, but even that wasn't enough!!! So, I told him no more Wii until and unless he pooped in the potty! That didn't take him long at all! For most of the past month or more, he suddenly becamse quite 'regular' and would go nearly every morning, first thing, and then he would say, "Now, I can play Wii?!?!?!" in this high pitched sing songy voice, WHILE STILL SITTING ON THE potty!!! Too funny! It was a very good motivator.

So about two weeks ago, he had several days of multiple accendents. He was just being LAZY, and was too busy playing Wii, or picking out a movie to watch in the movie closet RIGHT across the hallay from the bathroom door!!!!! So, I said, "NO more Wii, until you have a full week of NO accidents!" He managed to not have once accidnet for the next week, and has begun to play Wii again.

Well, the next thing is... He still wants to remove his pants completely to go potty. He's still a bit short, (he's only 3 after all) and it's just easier to have him sit down, right now. But, he can't spread his knees far apart to hold himslef on the potty with pants around his ankles. I've been a bit woried about him 'needing' so much help when he starts school this week. He doesn't wipe himself either.. (I guess since girls wipe all the time, it isn't as big of a step to have them wipe one thing and then move on to the other... AND they were all trained much before this time frame!!! anywhere from 20 months to 2 1/2 yrs).

I have been trying to help him to learn to put his pants on all by himself! He's getting there, but still 'thinks' he needs help. I guess I am still helping somewhat, if nothing more than a cheer sqaud, as he does such a good job! I also lay them out on the floor in front of him the correct way, so he puts them on right.

So... the point ot this whole post?!?!?! A little while ago - He sits down, picks up his underwear, and starts singing to himself as he is trying to get himself dressed.

"You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, you put your right foot in... and you shake it all about!"

It was so darn cute, I just had to write it down!

I can't try...

Liam is wearing big boy underwears today...

We tried to encourage him to sit on the potty. We said just try...

He said, I can't try! It won't come! :-(
Now he's crying...
I don't want to traumatise him! ugh!!!

Finally he did go sit and 'try' but, "it won't come", but he is getting a popsicle, because he did actually 'try'!

I think we may have a long summer ahead of us! ;-)