Potty Training is an Adventure

About 3 weeks ago, I decided it was a good time to start potty training Jayden. He was curious about where it was going, about sitting on the potty and he even would tell us when his diaper was wet or he went #2. So all the signs pointed in the right direction.

The first day was overwhelming. I was constantly washing 6 pairs of underwear, I couldn't do any other chores around the house, it was just awful, but I didn't give up. We had more accidents than I can count and I prayed more than I have in the parenting department thus far.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 2--you do what you gotta do to keep him on the toilet. lol

I think by the 3rd or 4th day, he really started grasping the fact that he needed to go tee tee in the potty. Each time he went tee tee, I would let him pick out 1 sticker to put in the box. If he went poop, he would get 2 (more on that later). Every time he peed, we made a HUGE deal out of it! In fact, he still makes a big deal out of it!

Day 4 came around and he was really getting the hang of it. 

By day 5, he was so close to filling up his first box. {Once he filled up his first box, he got his first surprise}

Day 6! Look at the sweet smile!

The more he filled up boxes, the more excited he got! He would tell us when he had to go tee tee and he would climb up onto his potty and go, therefore giving him another sticker, filling up another box and getting another surprise!

Day 8

Day 8 earned him another surprise! 

By July 7th, Jayden filled his entire posterboard full of stickers and received 6 prizes. All for peeing on the potty and telling us when he needed to go! He's got that part down 98%, pooping will take a little longer. In fact, yesterday he said "I get another surprise." I had to remind him that he's received all of his surprises for going tee tee. I said "if you go poop on the potty, you'll get a surprise." His response "I don't go poop on potty, I go in underwear." (he had just lost the battle to holding it in until we climbed on the potty. lol)

And everyone clapped because both mom, dad & Jayden made it through another parenting phase alive!