Yesterday, it suddenly occured to me that Jamie's preschool might expect him to be potty trained when he starts the week after next. This is a milestone I've totally avoided and buried my head in the sand over, thinking it would be something we'd do "at some point" when he was "ready". I've been aware of friends with similar-aged kids starting to potty train, but I just haven't felt ready to tackle it myself.
So I emailed the preschool, and the lady who runs it replied, saying that most of the children are potty trained, but a few aren't and that they will "work with me to get him out of nappies". This suggested to me that they would like me to at least have started trying to train him. So this morning, I decided to do an experiment and let him go nappy-free, asking/reminding him often that if he needed a wee or a poo, to do it on the potty. Well, he was amazing - he did several big wees and a poo in the potty. I went mad with the praise and rewards of secret chocolate (as he calls it) - though I only had mint choc club biscuit in the house - that's how unprepared I was. We went out to visit Sammi and the twins, so I put him back in a nappy for that, but otherwise he was bare bummed all day and didn't have any accidents at all!
Wayne took him over to tesco when he got home from work, and bought him some pants and jogging bottoms, so he can get them up and down more easily. So we will try him in pants tomorrow and see how that goes.
I can't believe how easily he took to it, or how well he's done. I honestly expected several puddles on the floor and then for me to give up and put him back in a nappy. It seems he was ready after all - it was me who wasn't! I know we have several more hurdles to get over - getting him in pants and trousers and able to take them off, him being able to tell me when he needs to wee or poo, and the biggie - leaving the house. But if today is anything to go by, he will manage just fine. I am very proud of my big boy today!
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