And the streak continues!!

Potty training has been going absolutely FANTASTIC!!  It has been 2 full weeks now and only a few accidents!  He is dry when he wakes up from his naps and is "almost" dry in the mornings.  We couldn't be more proud of our little guy! 

Some pics from our adventure to The Children's Museum.  He had a great time this time!  He loved the building playing with the instruments, playing with boats in the water area, driving the bus and playing in the Lego castle.   But what he LOVED the most was painting!  He didn't want to leave and when we finally did he wanted to go back! 

Admiring his creation

A Masterpiece!!









 

Our first outing - diaperless

Well.....Not really diaperless - I had 3 in the bag and 2 sets of clean shorts with.

We have officially been potty training for 7 full days and Ben has been doing S-U-P-E-R!!!

We ventured out tonight for the first time for a bit of shopping and dinner.  Ben made it without an accident and peeps on the big potty 3 times!!  WaaaaHooooo!!!

This is what I like to call......blackmail

Streaking is so ghetto

As you have been reading, potty training is in FULL swing at our house!  It's all about Peeps and Poops - all day - every day!!  Benjamin is so proud of himself!  He s-q-u-e-a-l-s with excitement when he is done. Sometimes he gets up to see what he has done before he is done and sprinkles the froggy potty and the floor and sometimes even the wall.  Thank GOD for wood floors and eggshell paint that can be wiped off!!!  When this happens the ever amusing "make more" is bellowed and the squealing commences as he is *again* finished. 

Unexpectedly, friends of ours pop over last night for a few minutes with their little girl, who is adorable in all her pink and ruffles, just after we ate spaghetti so Benjamin is covered from head to toe in sauce and noodles.  We clean him up as best as we can without a full fledged bath but he is still orange stained and despite wearing a bib, sauce is all over his shirt.  I love when he feels the need to wipe his hands on his BACK while covered in spaghetti sauce.  Note to self - next time we eat spaghetti - do it naked...not me....him....and by him, I mean BEN!  Sheesh...thought I should clarify...any who, our friends come over and there is Ben in his dirty shirt without pants showing off all the goods.....all I can do is shake my head and think to myself, if I didn't know us.....I would think that we are soooooo GHETTO............

I think he just might get it

Last night was another successful potty training evening!  Which resulted in 2 more stickers on the Potty Star!!

This afternoon, at 12:19 to be exact, I get this message on my phone from Grandma:

"Just called to give you an update.  10 peepee’s and 1 poopoo all in the potty!!!"


AWESOME!!!

So proud of my little man!!

The mysterious missing "poops"

For months – closer to a year - we have been talking with Ben about going potty on the big boy potty. Let's start out saying that he calls #1 and #2..."poops". For about 2 months he has been consistantly telling us that he "poops" but always after he has done the deed. This weekend was a Momma and Ben weekend and he would tell me "poops" and then get the glazed "ahhhh" look in his eyes. It was a first - He was telling me BEFORE he was going! so of course, I tell Grandma that he is getting closer and she says, "well, let's just see how he does" and next thing I know he is naked from the bottom down. So began the potty training adventure.

Day 1: He and Grandma had a rough time. Let's just say there was no potty chair action to be had but a lot of scrubbing of the chair, carpet, couch, floor....ugh....maybe he wasn't ready after all :(

Monday is garbage day at Grandma's. So as they do every Monday, Grandma went to the front room to open the blinds so they could watch the big truck but this time there was no little crazy person following yabbering up a storm about trucks go fast and such. She called. No answer. ((Ruttt roooo)) She started on her way back and met Ben in the hallway who tells her "poops". So they head swiftly back to the potty chair to sit on it but low and behold what does she see but the rements of the "poops" that Ben had informed her of. She checks out his bottom and there was definitely "poops" that happened - the real kind. Inspects hands - nothing. All clean. She cleans him up and searches his favorite "hiding" spots and nothing.

What happened to the "poops"??

No idea!

The only witness.....the D-O-G!!! IVY!!! Could it be? Did she? If she did...so RUDE!!

So there you have it, we can only guess what happened to the the "poops".

As for potty training.......

Last night Ben peepee'd in the potty!! Chad and I made a HUGE deal of it! He got a mini marshmallows as a treat AND a sticker on the Potty Star! Which is simply a foam star and smiley face stickers that hang right above the Froggy potty chair that sits in the middle of my kitchen and living room. The more convienent the more likely he is to use it, right! That's the philosphy I am going with. :)

Day 2: There was 1 peepee accident that I caught in the middle so he finsihed on the potty and then there were 3 more peepee's and 2 poops!! YIPPEEE!!!!


Boy do I hope we are done with diapers by Christmas........

(2 years, 2 months and 3 weeks old)