Potty Training: Day 2

Before Adam leaves for work, he checks to see if Zander is dry. He is. Yet when Zander wakes up, he doesn't go to the bathroom but rather pees where he stands. Accident number 1.

Today we have to go to the dentist. Adisson needs a few fillings so we'll be there about an hour. All I can think is please, please don't let my child pee in one of the upholstered chairs.

Accident number 2: 9:31. He insists that peeing in the potty is just too hard. We are going to be leaving to go to the dentist soon and I'm very nervous about the pee situation.

Success: He pees in the potty shortly after ten.

We leave to go to the dentist. I've got paper towels, plastic bags, extra undies and shorts, and prayers for a dry preschooler loaded in the bag.

SUPER SUCCESS!! HE DOESN'T PEE AT THE DENTIST!!

I risk it and stop at the commissary to check out their meat section since I was told the markdown bin is overflowing. Adam meets us there. We're in and out in less than 30 minutes....Zander is still dry.

Then we get home and he pees in the front yard....20 feet away from our downstairs bathroom.

Really?

The afternoon is a mix of success and not so much. For every time he pees in the potty there's a time he pees in his underwear. Suddenly, the light at the end of the disposable tunnel (at least Zander's) is getting farther away.

Then I want to risk it and go to Target. I want to look at a few things and Adam needs to get some stuff for his upcoming school.

We get in to Target with dry kids. We take the PeeMan to the bathroom while we're there. First he goes in with Mom, can't pee. Then he goes in with Dad...there's "urine holes" in there (that's what Adisson used to call urinals). After his traumatic touching the urinal cake holder and having dad hit it out of his hand, he did manage to pee a little in the urine hole. WOO HOO!

He's dry when we get home. Until he steps on the magic PEE HERE NOW spot in the yard....and then pees his pants. Again.

Is it bed time yet?