Fully Potty Trained

 
So, the moment that we thought would never arrive is finally here.  We have a fully potty trained little three year old!  It has certainly been a long road since we gave him that little potty for Christmas when he was 18 months old, but we're so proud of our big boy. 

By the beginning of this summer, Evan wasn't wearing diapers at all.  He even slept in his "big boy pants" and stayed clean and dry most nights.  However, there was something about going #2 that he couldn't overcome.  Whenever he had to poop, he would ask for a diaper and go into the bathroom and use the diaper.  He had all the skills to use the potty, but he was completely unwilling to try without the diaper.  We were stuck.  He would throw a tantrum whenever we would ask him to try to go without the diaper.  We were worried that he would be 20 years old and still asking for a diaper.

So, being the good parents that we are, we decided to take advantage of a rare opportunity when it came our way.  Evan had a bit of a tummy ache, so he had to use the bathroom quickly at times.  I decided this was the time to pull the diapers away.  This way, he had no choice but to use the potty when he had to go.  He couldn't wait for the diapers. 

At first he wasn't happy with me, but now, a few days later, his tummy is feeling better, and he's decided that maybe going #2 on the potty isn't quite so bad after all.  In fact, he heads in there as often as he can.  He is soooo proud of himself, it's fun to see.  He got a new Buzz Lightyear toy to commemorate the big occasion, and he hasn't put it down much since.  He has told everyone he comes in contact with whether it be at the mall or the grocery store that he is now "fully potty trained".  In fact, the cashier at the grocery store helped us check out two different times and Evan had to tell her both times.  She, of course, remembered us and rewarded Evan with some stickers in honor of the big occasion.

Unfortunately, there have been some unanticipated consequences of our newfound potty confidence.  For one thing, we can't get him out of the bathroom.  In addition, he wants to go potty wherever he goes.  He even tried out our air conditioning vent in our house...yuck!  We now head out to a park and he wants to head to a corner and pull down his pants.  I feel like I'm the pants police!  Oh well, I guess the novelty will wear off soon.

I'm so proud of Evan!  Now he heads off to preschool in a couple of weeks as a really big boy!  What will our little boy figure out next!