Success!

To catch you up (and then we'll cease with this topic unless something note-worthy occurs)...

On Saturday, LJ had a bit of a set-back...he tried to make it to the potty for "#2", but didn't make it and had messy underwear...twice. This was a set-back, but we did not make a big deal out of it...we just reiterated that we don't like messy pants anymore than we like wet pants, etc. In a day filled with playing outside with his cousins...he didn't have any other issues.

On Sunday, LJ went into the bathroom on his own accord and called out for me to tell me that he had gone "#2" in the potty...all self-initiated! We are very pleased! Also, during church, LJ told me he needed to use the potty, so I took him and all went well. Once again, we were very pleased. In fact, LJ went the whole day with dry pants and was very happy to take James (his new Thomas train and the reward for making it a whole day with dry pants) to bed with him!

We are going to give it a full-week to make the final analysis, but this method has yielded success in our book. This time last week, LJ didn't want anything to do with the potty and now he takes himself sometimes, but has no problems with going when we tell him to go. He is self-sufficient...he pulls his pants up and down, gets on the big potty, and flushes all by himself. He has done a very good job at learning a tough skill and we are super-proud of him!