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Rediscovering Domesticity: Is This A Sign of Potty Training Readiness?

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Is This A Sign of Potty Training Readiness?

Well, I think Buggy told me yesterday (amidst the rough day issues) that he is ready to potty train!  I may be delusional and reading too much into this.  What do you think?

Buggy woke from his nap and needed a diaper change.  I got him all cleaned up but he ran away before I could put a new diaper on him.  He had been talking about his "body" since we're working on naming the parts of his body. 

Right after he ran away, Baby needed some attention so I didn't race after Buggy.  A minute or two later, I peeked across the hall into the office and saw him sitting on a chair.  I called to him and he came running back with a grin on his face.  I bet you can see where this is going.

As I put the diaper on him, I noticed that his leg was wet.  Interesting. 

Hmm.... what else might be wet?  I didn't think I left a water sippy out. 

Curious.

I got Buggy dressed, picked up Baby, and went to investigate.

Upon entering Hubby's office, I am greeted with a kitchen chair (which I had upholstered years back) with a large wet circle on the seat.

Water?  I think not.  Time to swap out chairs until I can clean this one.

So, was Buggy saying "body" or "POTTY?"

We're going to Target tomorrow for a potty chair and some pull-ups (I'm not doing the regular undies while nursing a newborn 24/7).

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Deborah said...

I recommend a basic one. Not one with the bells and whistles. That makes it about going potty and not about the other stuff. I think he's on his way! I'm always available for questions if you have any. :) Got get em!

June 24, 2010 at 4:34 PM  
Anonymous Nikki said...

If I may... We opted for no separate potty seat, but put a small seat on the actual toilet (we have one if you want it). We went that way because I didn't want them to freak out about having to use a potty chair in a public restroom. We used the smaller seat for a while, then G preferred to just straddle the regular seat. When we first started, we sat on the potty for a LONG time until he actually went, so he could experience it and we could talk about it and be excited about it. That might tell you if he's ready for pull-ups... Does he tell you that he needs a diaper change? Does he tell you that he went potty? Exciting!

June 24, 2010 at 4:47 PM  
Anonymous Erika said...

Sounds like he's getting there! See my recent post though: http://stewardshipdiaries.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/potty-training-tip/

I recommend being casual for a while, not actually moving over to the undies for another couple of months. It's worked brilliantly for our two. We were able to go right from diapers to undies with terrific success.

The prospect of having one transitioning out of diapers is super-fun, isn't it?!

June 24, 2010 at 5:52 PM  

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