This past Wednesday, we took the plunge and Joshua quit wearing diapers. Both Wednesday and Thursday went well. Joshua had zero accidents during the day, but quite a few in the afternoon when Jacob got home from school. He just didn't want to stop playing and go to the bathroom. But, Friday we turned a corner and he went the entire day with zero accidents! That earned him a Spider-Man mask.
Saturday and Sunday were both great, but he had one accident a day.
Monday was our poop incident. Joshua had gone all day in the potty, but again, when Jacob got home from school, Joshua peed in the middle of my bedroom. I started cleaning it up, took Joshua's underwear and pants off, and then the phone rang. I figured Joshua had just peed, so I let him run naked for the short time I was on the phone. Then, I hear Jacob laughing in the bathroom. I round the corner to find Joshua standing in the tub. I thought he just peed in there, until I saw that he had pooped right in the middle of the tub. After scrubbing the tub clean, we were good for the rest of the night, accident free.
Today, I took Joshua to a toddler program. Twice during the program he told me he had to pee and waited until we got to the bathroom. When we arrived home, he was eating his lunch out on the back porch and told me again he had to go potty, and he pooped in the potty (not the tub). Today was the most successful day with Joshua telling me each time he had to use the bathroom instead of me bothering him with questions all day. And, he has not peed during his naps or during the night since last Wednesday. We are done with the baby aisle!
In other news, Jacob is adjusting very well to kindergarten. Some days he is more tired than others, but overall he is doing a great job. He is working very hard, has learned the Pledge of Allegiance, how to spell his color words, and works super hard to get three stars on his papers. We have had a great experience with the start of the school year, and are so proud of how well Jacob has adjusted to full-day school days.
Joshua is funny as usual. He really enjoys his days at home with just me. We have spent more time than usual at home lately because of the potty training, but he doesn't seem to mind. Today's program, Jungle Tales, at Garfield Park was a lot of fun. We had never been before, but Joshua had a great time. He made friends with a little four-year-old boy, and they played for about an hour after the program was over. I love this alone time with him, and being able to give him some undivided attention.
