Potty Training for real Day 1

I sit here incredibly bleary-eyed and wishing I could just go back to sleep.  I couldn't fall asleep last night because my back was hurting me and then Monkey decided to wake up an hour earlier than usual.  Boo!  Stupid molars, how I hate thee!

Upside of today: they are trying potty training at school today with the Monkey.  Yesterday, he spontaneously initiated peeing on the potty 3 times.  So last night, when he did it for Daddy, I gave him a sticker for a reward.  Apparently, stickers are major currency for a 2 year-old and are definitely good incentives for going on the potty instead of his diaper because this morning he repeated his performance, got off the potty, and asked for another sticker.

Not knowing what to do at this point because when I reported his behavior to the teacher in his room yesterday, I was given instructions for potty training over the next 3-day weekend that we have (Memorial Day weekend).  But since he seems to want to use the potty, I brought 3 changes of clothes, 3 underpants, and a spare pair of shoes to school today and reported his behavior to the head teacher in the classroom.  She declared him ready for the potty and put him into underpants right then and there.  She put him onto the classroom potty, where he sat looking a bit confused (it has no peepee guard like our potty seat does) but got very excited for the underpants.  They gave him another sticker for good effort (he sat on the potty after all and didn't want the diaper - yay!).

So if he does good today and tomorrow, he will no longer be attending daycare in diapers!! Woohoo!!

I think I will think what we are doing this weekend after Friday...