Monday, April 5, 2010

Potty Like A Rockstar

Isaac is a quick learner. He watches us do things and stares very intently. You can tell he is trying to figure things out in his head. Sometimes when he is playing with his blocks or something, he is concentrating so hard and trying to figure out why the smaller ones don't hold up the bigger ones, etc.

He thrives on routine. His schedule is what makes our days work out so well, and he knows what time of day it is by what we are doing. He knows that after Mickey Mouse is over he gets a bottle and then a nap. He knows that after dinner he gets to play, but when the music from Jeopardy starts, it's time for his bath.

Because of these two things, we made a decision this weekend.

We bought Isaac a potty chair.

Every night, every single night, Isaac pees in the bathtub. And what's funny is he will be playing and then he will stand up and pee, then sit back down and resume playing. Or try to resume playing, anyway. I don't really like the idea of my son swimming around in his urine, even though I know it is sterile. I pull him out of the tub, and he usually gets pretty mad at me. Anyway, we thought maybe if we got the potty chair and put him on it every night before putting him in the tub, it would establish a potty routine for him. It would plant the seed.

So last night, my little naked baby got plopped down on his little green and blue potty chair, and stared at us blankly while we waited. We coached him and talked about the potty and going potty. He sat there for about 3 minutes before he got fussy. So we pulled him off and lo and behold....

HE HAD PEED IN HIS POTTY! :)

It was a small victory, but still a victory! And he didn't pee in the bath!

Whether he understands what happened, and what he did, I don't know. I know he likes it when we applaud him and cheer. So we will see what happens as we continuously enforce this part of the routine and add it into other places. He goes potty pretty regularly, so we have a good idea of when to sit him down for a bit.

For now, I am so proud of my little boy for using his potty like a little rockstar! :)

4 comments:

Open Roads Mama said...

awwww, that is so cool!!! :) BB used to go potty every time we'd put him in the Bumbo seat months ago, he would be in his diaper and clothes, but still made the association of Bumbo/going potty :) - I wonder if real potty training will go as easily as well, haven't tried yet.

Andrea said...

Go Isaac!! I like it that you are placing potty time in your routine. Good idea! I will have to remember that for when Evan is older.

Weekly Cupcake said...

Woot!! Way to go! I got my son a potty chair way way before he started using it with regularity, but I think it definitely helped to have it around, so it wasn't a scary or new thing.

CJ said...

That is so freaking awesome! Yay!!! How do you potty boy twins!? LOL!