Potty Time

For the past couple of weeks, Trey has been trying to use the potty at night. While realizing he is probably still too young for full-on potty training (most boys don't train until at least 2), Mommy and Daddy figured it couldn't hurt to start getting him used to the idea. So, at night before bath, he spends a few minutes sitting on the potty and trying to figure out what to do.

Last week, Trey actually used the potty for the first time. He was sitting on the potty for a while, the bath water was running, and he let out a little stream. Mommy and Daddy were so excited they let out a little scream, which startled Trey so much that he stopped. Then he finished in the bathtub. :)

This past weekend, Mommy was out of town for a girls' weekend, so Daddy and Trey had some fun bonding time together. On Saturday, Daddy put Trey on the potty and got him to use it again, but only after pouring warm water on his diaper area for a little while. Still, it counts! The next morning, Trey was sitting at his table eating when Daddy swore he said "potty." Daddy asked Trey if he wanted to go potty and Trey nodded "yes." So, off to the potty they went. Daddy was so excited that he called Mommy (despite her being two hours behind) to tell her. Trey didn't actually go potty that time, but it was still exciting for him to want to try.

The next day, Mama C visited and took Trey to the potty. She got him to use the potty by utilizing the "warm water trick." Trey now demands to have warm water poured on him each time he sits on the potty. Hopefully we aren't creating bad habits. :)

We figure the potty use will happen slowly but surely. We're not setting our sights too high, but it's still nice to hope that our days without diapers are somewhat numbered!