Do the....potty dance!

In preparation for Baby Sadie's birth and Reynolds upcoming preschool this fall, we decided to put Reynolds through "potty training bootcamp" this weekend! Basically, this means we stayed at home as much as possible and plopped Reyn on the potty every 15-20  minutes. He woke up Friday pretty sick. His right ear was draining fluid from his tube and his nose was pouring. I thought that since we were stuck inside, we may as well begin. It started off rocky to say the least. In the first hour that he was awake, he went through four pairs of underwear and managed to pee through my clothing while he sat in my lap. Josh kept me encouraged via text message from his work and I stayed persistent. By lunchtime it seemed like he was starting to get it. Every time he had a successful attempt, his esteem went higher and higher. It was so cute to see him get so excited when he made it to the potty! He would jump up and down screaming "I DID IT, I DID IT MOMMA"! Then, he would take the insert to the potty to the toilet, dump it, flush it, and scream again! I have to admit that I cried a couple times because I was so filled with pride for my "baby" who is becoming a big boy. Of course, we've had our fair share of accidents (like the poop in the middle of the play room floor), but he's doing surprisingly well!
Today, the real world began again. We made our trek to Ruston to his dad's house for visitation. We stopped twice on the way to potty and he arrived at his dad's house dry. Let's hope and pray they keep it up today.

Yes, I plopped the potty right down in the middle of the living room....don't judge! Who wouldn't want to potty while watching cartoons?!