Yes...That's right!!!! Riley is wearing big boy underwear. We have officially started potty training! Riley's been ready for a while now, but I have not. I was not ready to put the time and effort that it takes into the process quite yet. Well this week is the week. Monday afternoon we went to Target so Riley could pick out some new underwear. He picked Thomas the Train. He is modeling them in the picture above. (I'm sure one day Riley will be mortified that I posted this picture on my blog. I happen to think his little backside is so cute!!!!) He's doing REALLY well. He has only had two accidents in two days. Both times it was just a little bit and he was able to stop himself and run to the bathroom. We haven't had any big messes...yet. He even went poopy on the potty (maybe that's too much info!?!) The hard thing about potty training is you become glued to your house. For the first few days, it's really hard to go anywhere. We set the timer for every 20 minutes and when the timer goes off we go potty. The first day this worked great. The second day I could tell that I didn't have to depend so much on the timer, because he was able to let me know when he needed to go. Every time he goes he gets an M&M as a reward. This is really working for us. I am just so proud of him. You should see Corban and I after Riley goes to the bathroom. You would think we won the lottery the way we are jumping up and down cheering for him. It's amazing how excited you get over your child learning how to use the bathroom. I know most moms can relate to the joy we are experiencing these past few days. I think Riley is really proud of himself too.
4 comments:
wish i was as brave as you. way to go riley - and it is a big deal when they finally learn to use the bathroom (that means no more diaper changes, whoo hooo). someday we'll start with davis...right now i need to think about taking away the paci or moving him to a big boy bed.
How sweet! What a big boy! My 2 1/2 year old niece, Emma, started wearing panties about 2 weeks ago...but she was having a hard time with the poopies! This past Sunday we told her that if she went poopy in the potty that she could have a party with cake, and Sunday night she did it! She got a cake and blew out the candle and everything...it worked!
Thank you so much for visiting me!!!! You and your family are TOOO, TOO cute! I also love that you are adopting a daughter! I want to come back so I can follow that journey.
Way to go Riley!!- Jenny do you want another 2 1/2 year old to train so well?!! lol Hopefully starting in summer we will be sans diapers-- (hopefully!! :) !
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