Big Boy

I've recently had a request to update the blog, since I've been slacking recently.  Well today was very momentous and definitely blog-worthy! 

To give a little background, I have read and heard from many different sources that children will potty train when they are ready and if you push the issue, it will just backfire on you.  We took this advice to heart and wasn't going to press the issue on Nicholas.  We have a potty seat, which we actually got at one of our showers - so thanks to whomever for that forward thinking!  We would occasionally put him on the toilet if he was willing.  We do keep some reading materials for Nicholas right besides daddy's reading material (Sports Illustrated) and would read to him while he sat there. 

Recently when Nicholas would have a dirty diaper, we would say that big boys go poo poo in the potty.  Not degrading him by any means, but just educating him.  Today, Nicholas was playing and he started to pull at his pants.  I asked him if he wanted to go potty and he said yes.  I fully didn't expect anything to happen and we just went about reading his books while he sat there.  After a while we finished all the books we had, so he requested some more.  I walked into the living room to grab a few more and when I got back I noticed that the front of the toilet seat and in front of the toilet was a little wet.  I could easily tell what it was and got so excited and cheered for him, etc.  We read the books I brought back and he requested some more.  I again went into the living room to grab a few more and took my time getting back to him because I could tell he was trying to go again (and with the sounds he was making I thought he was doing the other this time).  When I got back he was going again and he said "Look Mama!"  Again, I cheered him on for being a big boy.

I thought it was so funny (and rather appropriate) that we would try after I left the room.  Now, I'm not naive to think that it's all down hill from here, but was just excited to see progress being made.  I obviously would prefer him do the other so there would be no more dirty diapers to change, but I'll take what I can get when I get it.  I called up Gabe all excited and we were both hoping this was not just a one time occurrence.  Well a few hours later Nicholas made some other indication that he needed to go, so again I asked him if he wanted to go potty.  He said yes, so we did the drill over again.  Granted we had just about all of his books in the room, but I left to grab my phone and he went again!  Oh happy day!  Who knew I would ever get so excited over peeing in the toilet, but I'm ecstatic! 

To celebrate, I told Nicholas he could watch Bambi (recently his favorite movie) after his nap and that we could go to Chick-a-la (as he calls it) for dinner.  His exact reaction was "Oh Boy!" and started dancing.

It will be interesting to see where everything goes from here.  I know this can be a frustrating time for both parents and child, so I'm going to attempt to be as calm and cool about it as possible.

In related news, Nicholas is going to move up a class at Mother's Day Out.  Right now he is the oldest in his class and he will be moving to a class with kids that are closer to him in age and development (luckily with a few others going through the potty training period right now as well).  I know Nicholas will miss his teachers Mrs. Becky and Mrs. Kim and of course his buddy Colin, but he will be able to see them on the playground and during music. 

My little guy is growing up so fast!