"Listen to your Body"

This has been the phrase for potty training. We talked about learning to listen and obey our bodies when we have to go to the bathroom. Heavenly father made our bodies so that we can tell when we need to go pee or poop. We have to learn to pay attention and quickly obey those signals. (I got this lesson from the Duggars).

So Cayd has been practicing the past two days. Bryan had to take my Mom to the airport and drive back up to Leesburg to get his trailer, so he took the older three kids and Cayd and I had a day alone together. I decided to let him be naked from the waist down to practice and have instant feedback. He's gotten a Teddy Graham every time he's been successful. Today, we practiced with underwear. He's catching on really quickly. Maybe waiting till he was 3 wasn't such a horrible idea. Our life has been sooooo crazy the past 18 months, that I decided to wait until the move to even attempt it much.

A few funny incidents:
* He ran outside and promptly pooped on the sidewalk in 3 places as well as pee. I walk out to see him standing on the driveway with his shirt pulled up and nothing else on....i can only imagine what drivers must have thought. They probably just got a good laugh. I made him sit in the corner for a few minutes for showing his body to other people. A bit later, with our first underwear trial he peed on the couch. I walked over and he sits up and says, " I need to go to the corner." I told him no, he just has to help clean up accidents.

* Tonight, at dinner I remind him to listen to his body because he may need to go while eating, he jumps up and takes off for the bathroom yelling, "it says GO!

SO that's where we stand, more adventures to follow I'm sure!