THE POTTY.

Last week Owen told me he wanted to go pooh-pooh in the potty. I was shocked since he hasn't wanted to have anything to do with the potty in months. He exclusively pooped in the potty for a week and so today I suggested he wear some underwear while we are in the house (I've been stockpiling undies when I find them, he wears the smallest size possible (2t or xxs) and they are hard to find. Mr. Skinny McNoButt needs adjustable waist underwear!)

We talked about how food and water goes into our bodies and that pee-pee and pooh-pooh come out. I told him our bodies are amazing that way and we need to listen to our bodies if we feel the need to go to the potty.

He looked up at me and said, "But what about accidents? What if I have an accident?"

and there it was.

This was clearly what our little thinker has been pondering over.

I told him that everyone has accidents. "Even Daddy?" he asked. Yes. Even Daddy. (hehe)

I told him accidents happen but it's okay and I love him very much regardless.

He wore undies all day accident-free and each time he felt the need to go to the bathroom he ran down the hall saying,

"I FEEL MY BODY!!!" 

.... to be continued

Toddler Troubles: Naked time

This is how we found Owen when we went in to wake him from his nap (we are waking him now because it is taking him far too long to fall asleep at night). He took off his sleep sack, pajama's and diaper and was SOAKED in urine. His bedding, him, everything was soaked.

He is doing this before falling asleep for nap/night time or upon waking from nap/night. I've cleaned up more than my fair share of poop and pee over the last few weeks and was desperate for a solution.

Read more about it here on Kveller!

Big boy undies? Not exactly...

This is how Owen prefers to wear his big boy undies...

or over his pajamas

or on his head

but always with a diaper

Since he's 100% boycotting the potty right now we'll let him tell us when he's ready

Until then we'll just take pictures of the cuteness ;)

Pee-Pee, Pa-yee

Tonight Owen went pee-pee on the potty for the FIRST TIME EVER!!!

We've been reading books about the potty and we have a little potty in the bathroom that he likes to try before bath time. He likes to sit on it throughout the day but has never relaxed enough to actually pee.

Tonight as I was running his bath, he walked right over to the potty, sat down, and pee'ed!

I was so excited I nearly cried! Jeremy and I made a HUGE deal out of what big boy he was and I handed him his much-anticipated "treat".... a single M&M

He was so excited about his "potty treat" he turned right around and dropped it into the potty!

I laughed so hard I nearly wet my own pants! And then I explained to him that the "potty treat" is for him to eat, not to put in the potty and he immediately turned around to fish it back out of the toilet! NOOOOO! 

I gave him a new one and he was very happy with it! (he immediately asked for another and tried to sit down and pee again...he's only had candy one other time at trick-or-treat and I don't think he remembered just how much he likes it!)

I showed him how we dump our pee pee in the big potty and flush it.

Such a big night for our boy!! (and such a GREAT story for his first time on the potty)