UNDERS!!!

Just had to share quickly before bed.  In hopes of getting Everett to use the potty, we bought him some "unders."  We told him that he can wear the unders when he goes on the potty.  We always ask if he wants to sit on the potty before bed and tonight he did and actually went!  We did our happy clapping and cheering and he went screaming from the bathroom, flailing his arms in the air, yelling "UNDERS!!!!" and grabbed a pair off his dresser and started putting them on (backwards, but hey).  We let him wear them while he brushed his teeth, but obviously we couldn't leave them on for the night.  He was so disappointed that we had to take them off and put on a diaper for bed, but we hugged him and told him he did a good job and that tomorrow after daycare if he goes on the potty again, he can wear his unders.  Time to get out the little green machine and carpet cleaners.... :)

You won't believe what Ev did

He peed in his potty. I am so serious! The past week or so, he has consistently been peeing on the bathroom floor as we run his bath. So the other day, I got his ikea potty down from the attic and tried sitting him on it before his bath. He cried until I let him off. And then peed on the floor. I think Brian got him to pee in it two days ago by putting it in a strategic location. Then last night, I took the advice of someone on thebump (message board I frequent too much) and set the potty IN the tub, held him on it there and started the tub. Aaaaaand he peed! (Running water is apparently an irresistible cue.) I did a lot of hooraying and cheering and clapping and Ev looked at me with a face that clearly said, "you are absolutely nuts, mother." Hey. Whatever. My 12 month old peed in a pot. We'll continue the bathtime routine and hopefully it will be a nice preparation for when we really try to do this in a few months. Yay Everett!