Noah has officially commenced potty training. Without any prompting from myself, so of course, I'm IMMENSELY proud.
1: If he's happy in just pants, then just leave him in just pants. You'll change his outfit 17 times.
Because you know, I worked so hard to get here. Heh.
He's been asking to use the potty or the loo for some time now, and quite happily goes without fuss. Of course, I'm talking pee here. Poop is another story. We've caught one or two, and he's happy to do it in the potty or on the loo, but it's only day one without nappies, so let's just take one step at a time, eh??
D and I bought approximately 28 pairs of briefs for him yesterday. And by approximately, I mean EXACTLY. That way he has 7 pairs for nursery, 21 pairs at home, meaning roughly 3 pairs a day.
Oh how stupid am I.
He's doing pretty well I have to say, first accident wasn't until 11:30am when he walked over to me with a "cowboy" walk (legs apart, swaggering slightly) and a slight whimper. But he was ok, we whipped them off, sat him on the potty and he finished off.
We've had a further 2 accidents, and it occurred to me to put together a number of Potty Training Tips, which personally, I'm finding IMMENSELY useful. I suspect I may use these when Isaac potty trains.
Um, some of these may be from personal experience with Noah. Possibly.
2: Buy plenty of soap powder. You'll be washing a lot of pants.
3: Buy a shit load of pants.
4: Don't let him sit on your lap.
5: Spare clothes for both of you might help.
6: Buy a shit load of spare clothes
7: Carpets are not that great.
8: Get carpet cleaner.
9: Laminate flooring. Leather sofas. Um, downstairs loo.
10: Do not let the potty out of your sight. One in every room should suffice, 2 or 3 if you're lazy.
11: Ask every 30 seconds if he wants to go.
12: ASKING if he wants to DO a poo is very different to CHECKING if he's DONE a poo.
13: Every kid farts. Farts also smell.
14: Don't let him stand over his brother's head.
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