Go Potty, Eat CANDY!!!!

Today Aaron decided it was a good idea to go potty in the toilet. The end result of getting candy of course was his ultimate motivation - and he probably ate more candy than 'real' food today, but he's developing a habit of using the facilities instead of his diaper. At least, that's what I'm hoping. He did choose to brush his teeth all on his own tonight. I guess all those jelly beans were starting to bother him.

We started in a diaper this morning, but after a huge yucky blowout (right after I changed him no less), he didn't want to put a diaper back on. He did want to go potty in the toilet however, so I bargained with him. He ended up in a diaper of some sort today, but we still called it 'underwear'. Basically I used all my fitted and pocket diapers that could snap into shape so that they could be pulled up and down like underwear. And learning from last attempt, I made sure the diapers had a liner so that should a poopy 'accident' happen, I'd be able to flush it with ease.

Today's efforts came with mixed results. He did use the toilet a lot, but every use came after wetting himself. Eventually I figured out to use the pocket diapers so that he'd have a cover (although my FuzziBunz are worn out enough that we still had leaking). He was trying hard to get his candy, so sometimes he spent a good half hour in the bathroom waiting to go potty. But the time spent paid off. Several times he would go potty, get up and start to get dressed and tell me that he had more. And he did! This occurrance was more frequent in the afternoon after watching Jared go potty. Aaron had to go potty like Jared, so he'd stand at the big toilet. He'd get so excited about 'making mountains' that I don't think he ever quite got done.

I was impressed that one time he wanted to sit on the big potty. What he really needed was to have a bowel movement, but eventually he gave up on the big potty and wanted his small chair again. He never did have his poop, but he gave it a grand effort. In fact, he's tried to poop on the toilet two or three days in a row now, but without success. Still, he's had gas while sitting there and that's progress. He recognizes when it is coming. Soon he'll get used to the sensation and position and be able to get two candies!

It was really nice when he was gone for a few days and I didn't have to worry about diapers all day. If Aaron keeps this effort up, it might not be long before I won't be changing diapers all the time :)