Taking small strides toward potty training

Michael turned 2 in November so at just a little over 2 years and 2 months, we have started taking small strides in potty training. Potty training is a whole new realm for Adam and I because to be honest, Mykayla's teachers at Kindercare single handily potty trained her. I would say we had a tiny no part in it whatsoever. If you read my last blog then you would know that Michael is no longer at Kindercare. Before we left, his teachers were also starting to potty train him and put him on the toilet. Now it is all on us and it is with a little boy. Enough said! We bought Michael a froggy potty chair several months back but he preferred to just use it like a chair or stool, no interest in the toilet aspect. We were wandering Lowe's one day and ran into a Sesame Street potty chair that goes on the big toilet featuring his favorite character Elmo! We snatched it up! (I personally think it is funny that of all places we got his potty chair at Lowe's) So since we have been home, Michael will ask for the "Elmo potty", sometimes shout for it : ) He has actually gone twice that I know of but most of the time he just sits on it and we play a fun find this character game; find Elmo, find Cookie Monster, find Rotten Day. Quick story behind rotten day: Oscar the grouch says "Have a rotten day!" on his Elmo phone so that is what Michael now calls him. We sit and point out all the characters and then he is "all none" or all done. I say we are getting a good start. I know we have several months ahead of us but at least he is showing interest and has no problems telling us when he has gone in his diaper : )