For the last month, M would use the potty 100% of the time, as long as he was bare-bottomed. That was only okay at home, when it was only us here. As soon as we put a pair of underwear on him, he would make a mess of it so we continued to wait for him to make the decision to use the potty.
On Monday, M told me that he thinks his diapers are too small for him. I saw an opening.
I promptly told him that they don't make diapers any bigger than that, and I guess that means he is just going to have to wear big boy underwear now and put all his potty in the potty. "I think you're right, mommy", he said. WIN!
On went the big boy underwear, and he is doing really well! There have been a couple of expected accidents and the addition of pants over underwear has created another small hurdle to get over, but that's already showing improvement. He is wearing "nighttime underwear" (aka Pull-Ups) at naps and at night and has actually woken up dry from nap more than once in the last week. We've had a few dry outings, so I think there might just be a light at the end of this poop-filled tunnel for me and M. ::sigh of relief::
AND - While it was fun for me to make this sweet little sticker chart...
...it did not work for M.
Stickers did not prove to be enough motivation. Here's what is...
That's right! The simplest of things. He gets one for #1 and two for #2. It's like winning the lottery for him when he gets three M&Ms.
