Day 1 of Potty Training (second try)

I have decided to document our journey towards this milestone because I think it will be pretty humorous to look back on in 10 years...

We have been building up to this day for the last week.  I told Caleb that on Monday, it was "no more diapers" day!  I know he's ready because he was basically potty-trained for 2 weeks back in January, but it soon lost its novelty and he decided he didn't really care for it anymore.  That's when it became a battle...and I gave in.  With a 6-week old baby and some crazy hormones, I decided it just wasn't worth it.

Fast forward 5 months...and I have been changing at least 5 poopy diapers a day (2 from Caleb and 3 from Noah--my boys are VERY regular).  Enough is enough!  So, I decided I was ready to tackle this monster head-on with all guns blazing.  :)

We started off the day yesterday putting on big boy underwear (the padded Gerber training pants).  I set the kitchen timer and every 30 minutes we would head to the potty.  There was very little training because he already knew what he was supposed to do since we did this back in January.  He did great all morning...until I was distracted and he was perturbed that I wasn't giving him my undivided attention, so he wet (on purpose).  And then he pooped in his underwear a few minutes later when I was yet again distracted.  It was just lovely (can you sense my sarcasm?).  This is another reason I knew he was ready--he can use his potty against me!

The afternoon/evening went very well--no accidents!  So, tomorrow we will see how he does...if by Friday, he doesn't have any accidents all day, we are going to Red Robin to celebrate.  :)

Oh, and here is my very own list of "potty" essentials:

-A toilet.  We aren't using a "little person" potty or a seat that goes on the toilet.  Caleb likes to just sit backwards on the "big people" potty and straddle it.  It works WONDERFULLY because there is absolutely no clean up!  It is virtually impossible to have any messes with this method.
-Gerber Training Pants--These have extra "padding" in them so if he does have accidents it will soak a big portion of it up so that I at least have time to get them off before a mess is made on the floor. 
-M&M's, suckers, and anything else he wants for a reward (he doesn't necessarily get one every single time)
-A whole lot of made-up cheers, songs, and praise to encourage him in this grand endeavor!

Wish us luck!!!