4 Miles

Well, we had a break through.  Maybe.  After going through 4 pairs of undees in 1 hour The Tort and I just about had it with this potty training thing. 

Then Eureka hit.  No, I didn't go running through town naked, but I did decide to let The Tort run around naked.  I took the potty seat and placed it in the living room. 

My thoughts were:

"Can't be any worse then it has been!"

"Boy, if this doesn't work, Tina is going to kill me for letting The Tort pee on the living room floor!"

and "Is he EVER going to get it."

I told him: "The Tort, this is your potty.  I am going to put it right here in the Living room.  When you have to go pee please go to the potty in the living room.  I am not going to put underwear on you so if you leak you will be incurring the wrath of mommy on daddy.  You don't want daddy to DIE do you?  No? Good! Go pee in the potty."

Less then 15 minutes later, while I was completely ignoring him, he said, "I gotta go pee on the potty," and promptly ran to the potty and peed.  In the potty, not on the floor.  I was amazed but figured lightning can strike any ware ONCE.  Let see if this stuck.

Lo and behold, 15 minutes later he did it again.  My brilliance hath shown through once again-ith. 

The day has been much better and far less stressful this way.  It is the only time he has told US he needed to go instead of us telling HIM. 

Tina can confirm this because he did it several times between the time she got home and he went to bed. 

YEAH!!!! PROGRESS!  So, how do we move from naked in the living room to clothed in the bathroom?  I think we will do baby steps.  Slowly move the potty to the bathroom and then slowly add clothes.  Good thing it is summer so we don't have to worry about a dick-cicle.