Giving Up Paci and Learning About The Potty

Well, we are officially without a pacifier!  Austin had been down to only on pacifier since he had a little artwork session with the contents of his diaper one morning.  Only one pacifier was spared in this masterpiece and he watched as we through the other ones away.  Well, I warned him that if he broke his last remaining pacifier that that would be it and pacis would be all gone.  Well, about 10 days ago, that very thing happened.  He showed me his broken paci.  We threw it away, had a few tough days in which he needed a reminder about what happened and reassurance that it would be ok.  Now we are paci free and haven't looked back.  He's such a big boy.

Now we've moved onto the next challenge.  Potty training!  So far, it's been challenging, for me mostly.  It's a huge exercise in patience on my part.  The outside world must think I'm a real Queen B, because I've used up most of my patience for the next month in the last 3 days.  But, he's doing really well.  He's only had a few accidents and even woke up from a nap dry and used the potty.  He's such a smart little boy that I knew he could do it.  Now we just have to get him moved up to the next classroom at school where they encourage potty training.

We have a new addition to the household this week.  I used the idea of getting a fish as Austin's reward for cooperating with potty training over the first three days.  The first day we went that afternoon to look at fish at the pet store.  The second day we went and picked out the aquarium and then came home and set it up.  We talked about how if he used the potty the next day we could buy a fish to put in there.  Sure enough, come Wednesday afternoon (the day he woke up dry from his nap and used the potty), we were out buying a fish.  So without further ado, please welcome:

Raider!

Austin checking out his new friend

He lives in the bathroom

We feed him every time we go potty.  Only a little bit or else he would blow up like a blowfish!

And Austin just woke up from his second nap dry and went straight for the potty.  Hurray for success!