I realize that title is so unfunny, but I could not resist.
So yesterday we bought Evan a potty. He's not showing many signs of potty use readiness--aside from the fact that he enjoys helping both me and Mike go to the bathroom, but that's mainly because he loves to flush the toilet. But I figured, what the hell, we'll just have it around for a while and see what he thinks of it.
When we got home from the store, I set the potty up in front of the TV (great spot, no?). Ev took an interest in it right away, but mainly just to open and close the lid. Soon we had to go out again to get haircuts and run some other errands, so we abandoned potty play. But when we got home in the evening, Ev decided he wanted to try this thing out.
With no prompting, he sat on it with his clothes on. I asked him if he wanted to take his pants off and he didn't object, so it was diapers down and bare butt on the potty chair. I thought he was being cute, imitating us, until he actually peed in the potty! He kept getting on and off of the seat, checking things out, getting a feel for it. We were so proud. We praised and exclaimed over the pee, and before too long he did it again! Hooray for Evan! Two pees on the potty the first time we tried it!
I think it may have been beginner's luck though, because after another 15 minutes or so of being pantsless, Evan decided to whiz on the couch. Oops. But I can't be mad. He really was trying to use the potty and he knew exactly what he was supposed to do with it. I just know it's going to be a few more months before he's ready to make a serious go at potty training. He is a boy, and he is only 2 1/2, so I think he has plenty of time to get the hang of this. I'm proud that he did this much already.
So we're not going to rush him, or force him to sit on it. For now, it's just there, and he can use it if he wants. I don't want to scare him or traumatize him, so we're going to take it nice and slow. I hope that's a good way to do it. I'm new at this, and so is he. I think we'll do okay. But as of today, he's got two stickers on his potty seat and miles more to go.
Posted by jenny at July 10, 2004 03:41 PM
