Thursday: cautiously optimistic

Potty training.

It's been a hard month.  That bout of diarrhea a few weeks ago really set Isaac back...so much so that I started wondering if we had started to try way to early and should just go back to diapers for a while.  But he would still go on the toilet if the timing was right.  Basically, I was (and may again) second guessing myself left and right.  The last week was better, but still only ok.

And then we had today.  It started with an accident during breakfast and I started second guessing myself again.  But the day got better...he actually told us that he needed to go several times before getting wet underwear.  He told us!  That hasn't happened before.  He's also getting better about being willing to go when we ask him to...it might be the stool and that he gets to turn the lights on, but I'll take any reason.  He can do everything himself until he's "all done".   Then I come into the bathroom and help him finish up.  He's often quite sure that I should stay out of the bathroom until he's at least seated on the toilet.

(He is also happy to give himself a treat.  Usually he asks for a treat at the appropriate time, but sometimes he "forgets" and treats himself for no reason.  I can't really blame him, but I can put the treats far enough away that only I can reach them.)

We'll see how tomorrow goes.  It's nice to have little victories once in a while at the very least.