As Tate's 3rd birthday approached, we realized we were getting close to the dreaded task of potty training. I originally planned to wait until September, when the kids got back to school and we weren't going everywhere during the summer.
But one day Tate started saying he had to go potty and rather than have a bad experience like we did when we waited too long to potty train Zach, we decided to change our plans and potty train earlier than planned.
So we ran to the store and he picked out the underwear he wanted. Boy was he excited and kept bothering me about them every 5 minutes until the day we decided to get started. Note to self - don't buy new underwear more than a day before the start of potty training unless you want to hear about them a thousand times!
When the day arrived, we draped blankets all over the front room and got on the special "big boy" underwear. He was very excited and although it was a normal rough first day, we did have success.
This time I put the big boy potty where he could sit and watch TV, something I haven't done with the last two and I have to say brilliant. He was in no rush to get off and it helped him have a lot of success.
The rest of the time he spent lounging on the blankets watching some TV. He looked so cute laying there with his hands behind his head!
Whatever the reason, whether the potty location, all of the blankets, or just making sure to do it when he was good and ready, we had tremendous success. The first day was a little rough and frustrating, but he had it down by midway through the second day. And even woke up dry for his nap that second day and the morning of the third day. He hasn't looked back and hasn't had hardly any accidents since. We sure are proud of our big boy! The only thing that we regret is that we didn't do it sooner!
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