Day One

Starting at 11:00 a.m. I had Nic pick out which undies he was going to wear today! He picked the boats. Not what I was expecting since he had Wall-E and some boxers to choose from too, but hey, it was his choice!

My husband and the younger baby went on a day trip into town while we started. I confined the two of us to a non-carpeted area of the house with books, games, a DVD player, snacks, drinks, and of course, the potty seat. He's sitting on the dining room chair and to be honest, I'm worried.

Every 10 minutes or so (periodically) I asked if he had to go to the bathroom. I mean, he's already downed twice as much liquid as I had and I already had to go! He says no. "Are you sure?" "NO!"
A bit later I saw him grunting and tapping his tushie, a usual ritual for when he has to go poop. I asked if he had to go to the potty again, he said no. I had him sit on the potty for a while... about 20 minutes. He finally peed. Just when my husband and baby came home. Great timing.

So far he'd gone without peeing for 4 hours! Same underwear, no accidents. That has to be a record for pint sized bladders.
Within the next hour though he did end up having a poop accident with a very minimal amount of pee. He got new underwear after that and took more potty breaks but only if I had him go sit there.

Pretty good for the first day.

Background

We recently decided that potty training had to happen. My son, Nicolae, is pretty smart but I admit he is behind in some areas. Well, he's turning 3 in just a few weeks and thought it was time to really try this again.

A bit of background: we started potty training when he was 19 months old. He liked the seat but it was a bit of a slow start. He'd go once a week when he was doing good, otherwise it'd be months between. Which is fine, he wasn't ready. My parents and other family members kept saying he was old enough, he was ready, he should be trained by 2.
Skip some time forward, his birthday has passed and now he has a new baby brother! The doctor said that he'd regress if he hasn't already. So far it seems that he's fine with the nightly routine that is sitting on the potty before bath time. Now he goes almost every single night.

To be honest, I never thought the boy was ready. It was my instinct I suppose but I was confused and tired. All I'd ever heard was that they should be trained by this age or that age.
Look for the signs and you'll know.

Tomorrow, we're starting.