An Update to Our Potty Training Breakdown

So it's been a little over a week since I went off about our potty training journey. And I really think that we've hit the worst of the worst. Since then E has only had 2 accidents with me. And one of them was totally my fault. We were at the zoo,  I saw him dancing around and didn't take him to the potty right away since he said he didn't have to go. Well... he didn't WANT to go because he was with his friends looking at cool reptiles. Lesson learned. Again.

He's filled up his sticker chart and was able to pick out his prize from Comic Con (he got a plush Woody and Buzz)! Way better than choosing a prize from Target although Daddy gave in and bought him two dinosaurs tonight while we were at Target. And while I thought we were a ways off from him completely turning around and getting back on track he's even started TELLING me when he needs to go! Seriously. I will ask him if he needs to go and sometimes a few seconds or minutes later he will tell me he needs to go potty. This makes outings amazingly easy.

And the biggest thing I'm proud of is that he's been working on trying to go poop on the potty more than once. He is starting to realize that sometimes things take time. And he's starting to realize that his body will help him and let him know when he needs to go. He still isn't back to his "regular" self but he's starting to go poop on the potty every other or every third day. I hope we get him back to his every day routine since that seems to be best for all of us (he gets grumpy when he doesn't go!).

All in all I am so proud of my boy. This potty training drives me crazy but I know that he was ready. I didn't push him into this. Sure, he's not yet 2 1/2 and he's a boy but that doesn't automatically mean he's not ready to potty train. And now I know he's one smart cookie who likes to push boundaries and see what I'll put up with.