I am quite surprised with how the whole potty training business went down at the old Casa de’ Barr. I was really REALLY dreading the whole potty training thing. Turns out the worry, dread, and crazy were totally unnecessary. I got off VERY lucky with Shenzie who pretty much trained herself in one day. She rarely has accidents and is fully day trained and wakes up most naps and mornings dry. She is still in a crib so I’m not worried over night training just yet. I knew Heaten was going to be a nightmare and OMG I was REALLY dreading it. Once again, my worry was over nothing. After months of watching Shenzie go potty he was showing zero interest so I didn’t push it. He never practiced on the potty and was pretty happy to let Shenzie have the limelight and candy.

Last week we went to visit Auntie Kristy and Cousins for a little swim day. I forgot our swim diapers so I stressed to Heaten to PLEASE tell me if he had to peepee and not go in the pool. I had little hopes he would actually do this, but surprise surprise he told me he had to go and to the rocks we went. Little boys have it made since they can pee just about anywhere. He peed in the rocks while I cheered him on. He was so happy and proud of himself, it was so cute! He peed once more in the rocks and once again we clapped and cheered.

The next morning he asked to go pee in the potty. I was shocked! I seriously wasn’t expecting this at all. He successfully peed in the potty (sitting down on the little ring insert) and was SO happy with himself. He picked out what undies he wanted to wear (Cars - Lighting McQueen of course) and that was that, he has been in big boy undies for 3 days now (days only). I will say boys pee A LOT different than girls. The little toilet ring insert was just not cutting it. He couldn’t get comfortable on the potty and the pee was dangerously close to squirting out all over me which really wouldn’t be funny. I asked if he would like to pee in the rocks again and he got this HUGE grin and went running for the door. The first day we spent a lot of time peeing in the rocks and grass. Of course Shenzie wanted in on the fun so she would spread her legs as wide as they would go and pee in the grass too. It was the biggest treat ever. Finally Daddy showed us the “real” way boys pee and life is good again. Heaten climbs up on the stool in front of the potty and goes pp like a big boy. Easy peasy. Of course I will be doing a daily clean of the toilet and surrounding floors, but OMG my son is on his way to being diaper free. This is HUGE. I mean HUGE HUGE! Three years of double duty diapers is enough to make anyone crazy. No more diapers makes Mama a happy camper!

My little man, all grown up. How I love this boy.

*As a side note he will NOT go #2 in the potty, or in his diaper, or in his undies so let me say that getting him to go has been interesting (and not in a good way). As an additional side note, getting up at 4am to Heaten yelling PP IN BIG POTTY, really sucks!