It's Potty Party Time!

Cowen will be three in less than two weeks and potty training was NOT on his top-ten list of things he was interested in. But since he was the ONLY one his class not potty trained and we have not one free weekend until Spring Break, I figured it was time to kick this potty-training thing into full gear!
So Potty Party weekend kicked off in a big way... a letter from Mater! Cowen couldn't wait to look at all the goodies Mater left... A potty chart with Cars stickers, books, M&M's, cheerios, Cars juice boxes, party-blowers, and big boy underwear! He was ready to roll. We started Friday afternoon and things started fairly well. He wasn't too excited about it but it helped that we set the timer and he got to turn it off and on. When it went off and he didn't want to go, he helped his stuffed animal, Mr. Monkey, go first... then he would usually follow! ;) He was totally over it by Friday night so I was glad we started later in the day. Connor and Brynn were a huge help- they joined the party whenever it was time to celebrate! He was loving his Cars sticker chart. He couldn't wait to fill it up so he could see what Mater brought him!

He woke up dry in the morning and had a couple of accidents, but overall Saturday and Sunday went great!

I didn't think two days was going to be enough so I took Monday off work. We just played, peed, pooped... and had a ball! It was great to have time completely devoted to just him. It's so easy to get caught up in the chaos that is life. I'm definitely guilty of half-way listening to Connor when he is telling me about a book he's reading or telling Brynn 'just a minute' when she wants me to color with her or letting Cowen watch movies in the car instead of talking with him. These past few days were a good reminder to really plug in... and have fun! :)