We had lots of new experiences awaiting us after our trip! One we had not totally planned on, was potty training! John Thomas had shown some interest in using the potty, mainly outside, so we hadn't pressed the issue much only asking him if he would like to go and encouraging it if he was open to it. However, after our trip, what I thought was a chlorine allergy from the pool turned out to be a fungal infection from wearing a wet swim diaper for seven days! After a trip to our pedi, we got some topical cream and she suggested leaving him naked as much as possible! Therefore, we started what I call "accidental potty training" with him going bottomless until his rash healed. It made him realize when he needed to go potty and although we had accidents, he was fully potty trained in less than a month! We used different things as rewards, gummy bears, smarties and then ice cream for big accomplishments.
He still wears night time diaper to bed and wakes up 90% of the time dry, but doesn't have the capacity to wake himself all the time. During naps he wears underwear and we have only had a couple of accidents during nap when he sleeps too hard to wake up. Needless to say, I am thrilled to only have one kiddo in diapers and super proud of our big boy for learning so quickly!!
I know he will kill me for this someday, but this is how he went around the house for almost a week!
First time in big boy undies! I can't get over how big he looks in underwear! Thank you, Aunt Dionne, for the cute boxer briefs!
