Potty Training

Harper is out of school for over a month, so we thought we would give potty training a try. It is going great! We started on Friday. We didn't have any plans and Allen had the day off. The day was pretty rough, considering Harper had never actually peed in the potty before. He spent lots of time in the bathroom reading books, watching DVDs and anything to keep him entertained! He had many accidents, but most were just enough to wet his underwear. He kept asking for diapers back, but we kept trying. Thankfully all of the poops were in his diaper are naptime! Finally about 6:00, Harper peed in the potty!!! We went to Emily and Lewis's for dinner in a pull-up just to be safe. He had a tiny accident in it, but peed in the potty at their house.

The book recommended a potty doll. I wasn't sold on the idea, but after about 5 minutes, quickly gave in. He has a teddy bear that wears underwear and sits on the little potty while Harper sits on the big potty. Teddy peed in his potty (water with yellow food coloring) and he got candy. Another thing that was good, was Harper gets a candy for keeping his underwear dry even if he didn't pee in the potty yet. Also, thanks Amy Jones, because Harper (and teddy) really enjoy peeing on cereal in the potty!

Saturday, he had one accident about mid-morning and then peed about 3 times in the potty. We headed to Anderson's birthday party in a pull-up and then swim diaper, so not sure how he did.

Sunday, he woke up and didn't want to wear underwear, just a pull-up. This was fine since we were heading to church after he peed in the potty. At the nursery he peed twice in the potty. We were back in underwear after church and no accidents yet today!

We still wear diapers at naptime and bedtime. Harper says "All done potty training," when he goes to bed. Then he says "When I wake up, more potty training. I wear underwear."

So excited for his Mickey Mouse underwear. He told everyone at Target that we were buying underwear. He had to open the package immediately and hold all of the underwear.

This is how our days are spent, mostly just in underwear, sometimes with a tshirt. Here he is wearing Allen's visors, with his shoes. He said he was going fishing.