"Learning doesn't happen from failure itself but rather from analyzing the failure, making a change, and then trying again."
Potty training is going great! We've had too many accidents to even keep track (he's only 13 months) but I'm happy to say that all of them have been on the kitchen floor. I usually use chairs to block the entry to the carpet area (living room, stairs, etc). Luke thinks we are playing some sort of game where he is constantly trying to escape (with his butt naked I might add...) to the carpet area. I guess he doesn't like to pee on the floor because he slips and can't get back up. I am proud to announce that he has recognized when he needs to pee and doesn't feel like slipping on his own pee ; (. He's told me twice so far when he needs to pee. He started stomping his foot like crazy so I placed him on the potty and he went! You should've seen how happy I was and how intrigued Luke seemed to be. I praised him soooo much! Ohhh he is such a good little boy. I've also noticed that he doesn't really care if he has a diaper on so he won't tell me. Since I have to memorize tons of new words each week for anatomy it's hard to always keep an eye on him. I usually have him without a diaper the entire morning, while I'm preparing breakfast, doing dishes ( we don't have a dish washer so it takes for ever), and Luke is either eating, coloring or trying to escape.
As I was writing this post he was without a diaper and I noticed he was pushing! So I placed him on the potty and he went number 2 for the FIRST time!!!!! I am thrilled.
Here are some pictures, enjoy!
Being a little bit shy
Giving us his best rear view
Coloring
Coloring again
Just went number 2!
I'm trying to potty train him because all of my siblings and including myself were potty trained before 18 months, so I know it is doable. We'll see how it goes.
Next post...Emma's birthday!
3 comments:
Yay Luke! You guys are awesome for teaching him NOW! And that's incredible about your siblings. Seriously, I've never heard of potty training so young before, and I love the idea! You'll save a small fortune on diapers too...
I hope it works for you. I think you almost have to do it now while he's really young and still 'containable' (meaning you can lock him up in the kitchen) cuz if you wait til he's older he'll have more of a mind of his own and not want to. That didn't make much sense did it? I can't quite figure out how to voice my thoughts on this one. I love the last picture of him looking in his potty--makes me laugh every time. The shy one makes me laugh too. Actually, they all make me grin a lot. He's a cutie patootie!
That is great! You have lots of patience Francisco! You are a great dad! I wish Brett would train my girls!! I have a book called 3 day potty training if you want to read it. I am thinking about trying it with Claire. They say 22 months is the perfect age for training. So if it doesn't work out this time you can try the 3 day way.
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