Kaleb - my one-of-a-kind tot with his own ideas and whims. He is strong headed and stubborn at times but can be extremely sweet and lovable. He is a dare-devil with no fear. He has his own peculiar ways and is frustrated when those ways are changed. Recently, we began the adventure of potty training. He is a little over three years old and we felt it was time to begin the process. I had been delaying it because of our situation and geography. I thought it would be best started at kid friendly house with very little carpet.
When I wanted him off the bottle, I explained to him that his bottles were broken and I had to throw them out. He fussed somewhat but that night, he went to bed with out a bottle. For a week or two, after that, he would tell me that his bottles were broke and all gone but he was okay with it. So it seemed only natural to do that with his diapers as well. Monday, he woke up to diapers that were way too small. They were the exact diapers he has always worn (complete with Mickey on them) but he grew way too big for them (size 6 to a size 2). Oh, no, what are we to do? He tried several of them on but they were all too small. He had to wear underwear (shoulders drooped down) but he was okay with it.
First day - pretty tough, I all most gave up. But the diapers were too small, I couldn't go back now (even though I wanted to). Second day, better. He is getting it in his own way (with a little push in the right direction). This method will not work on all tots, just tots like Kaleb. Will there be accidents? Probably but at least he is trying and there is no turning back - the diapers are still too small.
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