Potty Boot Camp: Day I

I'm a BIG kid now!

Today was day numero uno of potty training my now 3 year old. This is the first I have attempted this with Luke, and I couldn't have asked for a better kid! He started off the day saying his usual when we asked if he wanted to go pee in the potty, which is "tomorrow". My mom babysat him today and finally got him saying "TODAY"- which was a big improvement!

We started the "Potty Party" around 2 p.m. I put Max down for a nap and then the fun began. I read a great book called "potty train your child in just one day" before hand which gave me a lot of tips for a successful training. Thanks Brittany for letting me know about this book!

Here are some things we did to make it FUN rather than FRUSTRATING:

• I gave Luke a little boy doll which we named Buddy. Luke helped me potty-train Buddy by watching potty movies, reading potty books, and helping Buddy sit on his little toilet. After Buddy was trained Luke thought it was pretty fun and wanted to try it out for himself!

• We had a "party" all day and just read books and colored while sitting on a blanket in the family room.
• We made a potty chart for Luke and Buddy.
  

• Of course there was plenty of prizes and treats to help bribe and spent the entire day on the potty every 10 minutes.
  
• Together we threw away all of his diapers (which I later grabbed and hid for Max one day)
• We called Grandma once he did it and he was able to hear how happy and proud she was of him!

Here is the score for the first day of training:

5 in the potty
&
1 on the kitchen chair/floor

Pretty good for the first day, don't you think?! I have to say that he did amazing and learned so much today. Way to go Luke! We will see what tomorrow brings, I will cross my fingers!!

And of course Max couldn't let Luke get all of the spotlight....while we were cheering Luke on we looked over to find him in the middle of the room walking all by himself!

My babies are all grown up!!