I know that technically you shouldn't even attempt to potty train a baby until they are around 2 years old....... but as I was walking through Target, I had an idea. Parenting books and friends told me to look for the following signs to know if your baby is ready to be potty trained:
-they hold it until they wake up in the morning (his diaper has always been dry when he wakes up) Check!
-they start to poop more regularly (he poops every day in the same spot, same time, same position)
Check!
-they let you know when they have a dirty diaper (he has done this ever since we tried cloth) Check!
-they show an interest in the toilet (for the past month he has tried to climb onto it)
Check!
When I was walking through the baby aisles at Target I saw the little potty seat that attaches to the toilet and thought, "hey, I don't expect anything.... maybe I will read to him there once a day to get him used to it, and if I see him doing his froggy squat on the tile I can race him over to it and save myself some cleaning time."
So that night I put him on the potty and read him a book and heard a tinkle tinkle! It was so adorable (only moms can understand the glorious noise). The next night I did it again and after the first book I heard a tinkle tinkle and cheered! As I was about to lift him off he started to grunt a little bit and we got a poopy in the potty too! The third night we got tinkles and poopy again as well!
Did I mention that he will only stay on the potty if he can hold onto Mommy's birthday balloon from Uncle Zach? Hahaha
Am I trying to potty train him right now? No, I am just getting him used to it and saving myself some cleaning time. I plan on putting him on there once a day for a while then adding more times per day, till eventually we are in full blown potty training mode. Will he be potty trained by 2 years? I am sure he will be way before then.
