Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Turning point...

15 days ago, I embarked on a journey to potty train Jack. I knew it wasn't going to happen overnight but we had quite the unsuccessful week. One unsuccessful week turned into two. I was starting to doubt whether Jack was ready and possibly considered giving up. On the second week. He went to the bathroom twice. A glimmer of hope sparked. Today, however, was a glorious day!!

Day 15 Score: Read it and weep!

Number of soiled underoos: 0
Number of times gone in the toilet: 4!
We had zero accidents and Jack told me twice that he needed to go sit on the toilet!! Once there, he immediately did his business. Maxine would like me to mention that his overall score is 7 in the toilet. WOW! Jack's playing with his new Gordon from Thomas the Tank Engine: his reward.


To celebrate the triumph, I made Jack's favorite dinner: chicken and corn. We also had ice cream for dessert. Wahoo! Good day!

I also did some painting last night and the new paint matches great!

BEFORE:














AFTER:

5 comments:

the Petterson Family said...

Congrats on the toilet training!! Love the paint!

shaunita said...

wahoo!! that's great news--both about the potty and the paint.

Amy Hummel said...

congrats on the success! I've started having Calvin sit on the potty before he goes to bed. 0 success. I just thought I'd throw it into his nightly routine. I take off his diaper to put a new one on before bed... and just tell him to go sit on the potty. That's my lazy way of trying to do something... haha!

Beka said...

Congratulations! I wish I could say I've been as consistent with Lily, but I just haven't found it in me yet. That is a huge milestone!

Brooke said...

That's great! I have decided that after reading your blog my lack of success with Syd is a direct result of my lack of dedication. Potty training sucks.