Potty training has begun

My baby is growing into a littly boy!

We have been preparing this for some time now. We have gathered books on going potty and the potty chair, a seat to go on the big potty, pull ups, and training underwear as well. We have been talking with Josiah about telling us when he goes potty so can learn his own body signals for months now. So we worked him up to this slowly.

My sister, Dawn, and I decided that we would officially start this week. Her and I had been taking him to the potty off and on for a couple weeks but we decided this is the week that we are gonna hit it hard and see if he catches on to the concept. So Dawn started yesterday morning with pull-ups on and taking him to the potty chair in the bathroom every 20-30 min's and giving him lots of stuff to drink. He was really good all day, except that he didn't want to go when he got up from his nap. But he is definitely understanding how to make himself go pee-pee in the potty when he sits down. They started reading the potty books while sitting on the chair but now he will go without reading the book. He just looks down and then goes pee-pee. It is still going to take some work on the #2 part, but we're getting there.

The cutest part is when he is all done going pee-pee he stands up and claps for himself and says "YAY" and then he waves "bye-bye" to his potty and then flushes the toilet. It is such an accomplishment for him. I can see the joy with himself in his eyes. I think that this is really interesting for him right now because he loves a challenge. And this is something to master right now. He is always so good when he working at a new skill. He works diligently until he gets it. And he really hasn't had a new skill to work on for a while, not physically anyway. He has been working with words lately too. But that is a cognitive skill, and that comes a bit slower than physical changes. His newest word that I have noticed is that he can say "sorry" now. Yay! That is helpful for him since he tends to have to say that a lot since he is 2 and does get into a fair share of mischief still.

Thank the Lord for small steps! I will take each of them happily. He is just growing so fast right now and learning so many new things... it's a bit sad to watch when I am away all day. The good thing is that he always willing to "show" me or "tell" me his newest accomplishment. These days are precious and I am so extremely grateful for each of them. We have a wonderful God and He has blessed my family time and time again. Today I rest in His goodness and lovingkindness.

Blessings to you!