So we are on the child-led “potty learning” (because really - I don’t think training makes much sense anymore) train and this week decided to push Tyler a little bit and see if he might make the leap to peeing in the potty.  Why?  Well, to be honest, those size 6 diapers are mighty tight on my 38 pounder and the cloth diapers barely fit and are so bulky they make his clothes really uncomfortable.  We are kind of being forced into this territory.

He has underwear now.  I wish I had easier pants for him to take on and off - I will procure some soon.   I am going to give it a week.  I will admit to being incredibly skeptical.  I say skeptical because he had two accidents today..in and of themselves, those doesn’t bother me.  It is the lack of a panic moment right before.  That “oh crap, I need to pee and am no where near a place to do so” moment.  Legs are crossed, potty dance ensues.  There is the pause while he is peeing, but the “pee comes too fast”  according to Tyler.

I sent the above paragraph to the Superfriends to see what their advice is about that.  Many of their kids are potty trained, so maybe they can give me some insight.  I am way more relaxed about it this time - we will just see what happens.   I am thinking that a week will be enough time to see if the potty habit is forming and if he is making that final connection from feeling that sensation of needing to pee and getting himself to the potty.

If it doesn’t go well, we will just go back to diapers and see what happens.  I have no real worries  - like everything else - walking, talking, crawling, etc - one day he will get it figured out.  He figured out #2 on his own, so I have no doubt that at some point it will all come together…