Payton is really acting ready to potty train. He has went pee in his little potty twice so far. He walks to the bathroom door and says potty and gets frustrated when we don't take him in to go fast enough. My problem is that it's kinda caught me off guard and I have no idea where to go from here. I bought him some cute little training underpants that he loves wearing (looks like his older cousins which he just adores). I don't want to push it for obvious reasons but I certainly want to encourage it. Do I just ask him every so often if he has to go? Do I put him on the potty every so often? I'm seriously clueless lol.

if he's acting ready - GO FOR IT! Give him liquids on purpose so that he has to go so he learns what that feeling is. Take him every 30 minutes or so (or make up your own time limit). Make it fun, bring books and such. Have a reward for going in the potty - animal cracker or raisin or something. If he makes a mess, let him help you clean it up (even if it's not really helpful!). That gives him responsibility. :-)

You can do it! Be patient...

Thanks for the encouragement Kate! :) I think I'll just go with it and do exactly what you said. I know you mentioned Shae being kind of interested awhile back, any progress with her?

ditto what Kate said. If he is initiating it, definitely follow his lead! :D

Shae loves to sit on her potty. I'm not following my own advice very well though...I'm not "going for it". I need to...today she asked to be changed by holding her diaper in the crotch area and whining. So, yeah, you got me! I gotta do this!

Well, we can be in it together :) Payton brought me a diaper the other day when he needed changed [whatwacko] I was like, ok, we really need to work on the potty lol

I'm kind of in the same spot, Josh will tell me he wants to go potty and he will go pee usually. he is also taking off his diaper now too (which can be messy) I need to just "go for it". I feel like he is too young (2 next month) and I will push too early. I do rewards for good amount of pee with stickers. I let him pick one out and then he puts it on his potty, he really loves that.

I'm still rather confused as far as how to proceed. Whenever I get excited, clap, etc. Payton looks at me like I am crazy lol. His motivation for going in the potty; getting to wash his hands! Seriously. I have stickers all ready to give him, he couldn't care less about them! I guess if it's as simple as getting to wash his hands I'm gonna stick with that. lol

He actually pooped in the potty the other morning. I still haven't decided to dive in and do it. He only goes when he asks me and I'm happy with this pace, he's so young and I don't want to push anything, KWIM?

Any recommends on pull ups? Some people love them some people hate them!

I have a love/hate relationship with pullups. They are convenient and make it easier to go to the bathroom. (Than diapers) But I found with both my kids, when potty training, they actually stalled the process rather than aid it. The kids knew they could pee without consequence and so they did. That said, I did use them on occasion when we went out. More often though, I just packed extra clothes.

Really, you just have to do what works for you. Give them a try if you want, and if they work then go with it.

Oh, and if washing his hands is all the reward he needs, lol, then leave it at that! :D Sounds like you two are off to a good start....if you are both happy then I'd just keep at it. Just to clarify....he will go when he initiates, but NOT when you initiate? Is that it?

we have pull ups and I use them when Josh is wanting to use the potty every 2 seconds. But in all honesty I use them for convenience and Josh uses them for a diaper. I am going to try the who "no diaper thing" or just put him in big boy underwear since my MIL just bought us some.

Just to clarify....he will go when he initiates, but NOT when you initiate? Is that it?

He will go if I take him in there, I just haven't been consistent or proactive about asking him if he needs to go all the time. I guess I'm afraid it'd be pushing it to much?! But, there are times when he goes and stands by the bathroom door and says pee, and 9 times out of 10 he will go in and actually pee.

I guess I haven't fully committed to it in fear of pushing him, maybe I should just ask him every so often if he'd like to try to go, if he starts resisting or becomes upset over it I could stop right?

I've heard of the no diaper approach too, I've tried putting regular undies on him to just kind of see what he does, sometimes he tells me he has to potty, other times no, but he doesn't like being wet in them at all!

I've heard of the pull-ups that make it cool when they are pee'd in, not sure if you all are familiar with those or if you'd recommend them?

I guess I haven't fully committed to it in fear of pushing him, maybe I should just ask him every so often if he'd like to try to go, if he starts resisting or becomes upset over it I could stop right?

I've heard of the pull-ups that make it cool when they are pee'd in, not sure if you all are familiar with those or if you'd recommend them?

Sounds like you just need to decide what you want to do. Based on what you have said about his readiness, I would totally go for it! I was a little unsure pt'ing Fiona at that age, but since she showed all the signs and was taking some initiative, I decided to dive right in and have never regretted it. I was amazed at how fast the process was with her. I've heard if you miss this first window that kids (boys in particular) can take FOREVER to get to this "willing" stage again, so I would encourage you to commit. Like you said, if he were to resist/get upset, you can always back off a bit.

As for the "cool sensation" pullups....those are the ones that we tried first with ds1 thinking they would be helpful. He didn't even notice the cool. Or didn't care. I don't know which one. Ds was much more responsive to the symbols on the front disappearing when they get wet. (But even that wasn't until he was older than your ds....but you never know.)

Thanks for the encouragement and tips Kim! I really appreciate it, it's nice not having to endure these things for the first time alone :mrgreen: I might give the pull-ups a try!

Anytime! :D