Potty Training Trace...

Has not been as easy as with the girls, who were completely potty trained in 5-7 days! I decided to use "the naked method", as it worked so well with the girls. I kept him covered by having him wear the girls' t-shirts with nothing on underneath. His little potty has been out since last November and he has been using it 1-2x/per day (off and on) since then. I decided to hit it hard and here are the results...

Recent "Events"-

• Day 1 : 5 pee accidents, woke up dry from nap. (June 6th)
• Day 2: Woke up in morning with bed soaked and poopie; stepped in his poop, tried to wipe it off with his hand, then rubbed his face. Not a good start to our day! Poor kid was a bit traumatized and stood screaming totally disgusted until all poop was down the bathtub drain. Hoping this NEVER happens again. 3 pee accidents. Woke up dry from nap.
• Day 3: Woke up in morning with bed soaked (no poop), 5-6 pee accidents, woke up dry from nap, pooped in swim trunks (outside of pool). Decide to put diaper on overnight. Ready to give up thinking maybe he isn't ready, as on day 3 the girls were only have 1 pee accident and never had a poop accident...
• Day 4: Decide to give it one more day. 1 pee accident in morning, decide to try underwear in evening. Tells Daddy he needs to go potty. Whoo Hoo! So glad I didn't give up!!!
• Day 5-7: Wearing underwear with 1-2 pee accidents.
• Day 8-9: Wearing underwear with no accidents!
• Day 10-12: Gets stomach bug, which is NOT good for potty training. Has 2 diarrhea accidents, one of which was at The Spotted Cow (favorite ice cream shop). Disgusting! Enough said...
• Day 13: Attempt putting diaper on him during day, he refuses, and is back to being potty trained! Decide to put diaper on for naptime.
• Day 14-present: Trace is potty trained and wearing underwear when awake. Decided he is not ready to be diaper-free while asleep, although he still wakes up dry from majority of naps.

Things I learned:

• Boys are tougher to potty train than girls.
• Poop accidents are disgusting, diarrhea is even worse!
• M&M's and Skittles are highly motivating (actually I already knew this).
• The Naked Method is best used during a stress-free week. Not sure preparing for a garage sale at the end of the week qualified?
• Trace is a big boy and loves his Elmo and Lightning McQueen underwear. Great job Little T!!!