Owen & his Thomas obsession....

GO AWAY MAMA RIGHT NOW!!!

GO AWAY MAMA RIGHT NOW!!!, originally uploaded by mdwinell.

Owen is currently in the midst of potty training. I have had the little potty out for months, and we have acknowledged it...but I decided not to push him too hard, as I think maybe I started a bit too soon with Lily. What can I say?? I was TIRED of changing diapers. But she tried my patience over and over telling me 700 times a day she had to go potty until I just stopped believing her all together, because it rarely ever ended in her actually going potty. One day she just decided. And that was pretty much it.

SO now Owen has newfound interest and on 1/8/10 he DID it! He really actually went in the potty. He was sitting eating breakfast and he stopped and said "Go potty Mommy!". I took him over and was helping him get situated when he said, "GO AWAY MAMA...RIGHT NOW!". I was skeptical when I closed the door behind me, but low and behold a minute or two later I heard him yell. "I DID IT!!!".

I opened the bathroom door to see him lift the lid and closely inspect his work. He proudly proclaimed, "I SEE IT!!!". We gave a flush and he earned himself a Hershey's Kiss as a treat.

As a sidenote we started offering chocolate treats for #2 on the potty with Lily and she suddenly started going 4-5 #2s a day...just to earn multiple chocolates. But shoot...it worked! It never ceases to amaze me how smart the little ones are!!!