Potty Training Take 3

We are FINALLY making progress!!

So far Hayden has gone all week with only having 1 accident! Well, one accident while being awake I should say.

Tuesday my friend Megan and her husband Casey came down from Nebraska to visit and meet Tucker. They stayed through Wednesday afternoon. Hayden had a blast playing with Casey! At one point he even got to talking about his birthday, which I said was "coming up" (in 11 months). He promptly walked up to Casey and told him his birthday was coming up soon. Crazy kid will repeat pretty much anything you tell him!

We've been trying to keep an eye on Hayden to make sure he doesn't go off by himself and poop in his underwear (which he did on Monday). There was nothing on Tuesday but on Wednesday he tried hiding behind a chair in the kitchen. After attempting to take him to the bathroom myself, which was a failure, Hayden asked Casey to take him. I wasn't sure how this was going to play out. Casey's great with kids but since him and Megan don't have any of their own yet what 29 year old really wants to take a 3 year old to the bathroom to take a crap? Surprisingly, Hayden sat down and a mere five seconds later had success!

Friday was another positive day of poop in the potty even though we did have a small accident. Hayden was soo busy playing downstairs that he held it too long and peed on the floor in the bathroom before he could get his pants pulled down (oops).

The weekend was spend back home in Alta Vista and we even made it all the way there and all the way home without an accident (though we did have a mess of a different sort)! On Sunday Hayden even went poop in the potty at Mom and Dad's!

So far, pooping in the potty has been a success as long as we can catch him in the act. Hopefully this trend continues - especially at daycare/preschool. I think as long as we can keep him convinced that it's easier (and cleaner) to poop in the potty and not his underwear we should have smooth sailing from here on out! Of course, that also means I need to think of a prize for a job well done! ;)