Will's a Big Boy Overnight!

Will had been going potty at school pretty regularly.  One day we'd even taken him in with change of clothes and big boy underwear.  He made it the entire day until I picked him up, and he had an accident.  After that Friday, I went out of town the next week and Daddy didn't have the patience to continue with the big boy underwear!

We'd been ready "Potty Time" to learn how to go potty.  It says, "I don't like to be dirty or wet, so I use the toilet."

Will had an accident on the couch while wearing big boy underwear.  He was really upset about it and after that refused to wear big boy underwear and only diapers.  He'd say, "I don't like to be dirty or wet, wear diapers."  We'd been telling him that when we were out of diapers, he'd have to wear big boy underwear.  Thursday, March 29th was the day, well night.  He took his bath and we had no more diapers at the changing table.  He was mortified.  He cried and refused to put the big boy underwear on, so I told him we would wear the big boy underwear tonight and if he didn't like it, we could go get more diapers...he finally agreed.

Thus began the potty training boot camp.  This morning at about 2:00 a.m., he woke up with an accident (he usually slept all night and was dry in the morning).  Again, he was mortified and crying.  I told him it'd be okay and part of being a big boy is that he'd have accidents from time to time, but we could clean them up.  We put another pair of underwear on, and he calmed down and wanted to sleep on the couch again.

Then every ten minutes he was coming into our room, "Mommy, I have to go potty."  This continued until about 4:30 a.m. when we both collapsed in the recliner and fell asleep until my alarm went off at 5:00 a.m.!  I left him in the chair and snoozed for another hour in my own bed.

It is now April 3rd and he is still diaper free.  We've had some accidents, but the diapers have been out of sight and out of mind.  He picks his big boy underwear from the drawer whenever he has an accident and he goes to the potty completely unassisted now...even at school.  We're all amazed. 

Next challege...going poopey on the potty...he has yet to do this!  We'll keep you posted!!