Staycation and Potty Training Boot Camp

At the end of July Rodney got a few days off work so we decided to have a "staycation". You know where you vacation at home as opposed to going somewhere and spending a lot of money. We went to local parks and the local pool and other places like that. It was fun but I don't recommend it - you still have to do laundry. Our main objective in staying home was for Rodney to conduct his Potty Training Boot camp on Carter Wayne. We began this process back in January and were very successful, until about a month before Sawyer's arrival when CW decided he didn't want to use the potty anymore. He let us know this by peeing on the floor at McAlister's and Melody's Choices. His reasons? He wanted to wear diapers like a baby and he wasn't going to pee in the potty because he wasn't getting anymore new trains. Can't argue with that. Fast forward to Potty Training Boot camp. It mostly consisted of CW running around the house naked or without bottoms for 5 days. I think he enjoyed that part of it. Yes, he did pee on the floor some and pooped on the floor twice. The next time you come to my house you will be wondering exactly where that happened, but I'll never tell. Finally we had given up and Rodney told him if he didn't want to be a big boy then he could just go back to wearing diapers. CW bawled and said he did want to be a big boy and went back and used the potty. He has been using it ever since. He is so into being a big boy. He won't even let me help at all and last night he closed the door for privacy. What in the world! Moral to the story, kids are going to use the potty when they want to - or maybe just my kid.