Andon is Potty Trained!

It is official!  My sweet little Andon, my stubborn little mule, is officially sans diapers!  That was his Christmas present to me.  And one I am most grateful for, of course.  It was several months in the coming, and dragged out much longer than I hoped (my own fault), but he did it!  He earned his new toys, new underwear, and his treats back.

Andon was ready to potty train this past summer, but I was too busy with moving, yard work, and family vacations.  I told him when he turned three he got to be potty trained, but still I put him off.  Finally, sometime the end of October/beginning of November, we made the jump.  He did really well for a few days, and I thought I was in the clear.  But then he decided it was easier to wear diapers and he refused to wear underwear (or had accidents).  I decided to lay off forcing him, but not before telling him no more fruit snacks or treats until he chose to be potty trained.  We waited a week or two, then after our trip to Utah, I checked out a bunch of potty-training books, bought him another "prize" he could earn, let him choose his own favorite Thomas the Train underwear, and told him I was not going to buy any more diapers.  Something "clicked" in his brain this time (that or he got tired of no sugar), and he was potty trained basically in a day.  After a few more days, he was wearing underwear full time, had earned his two train prizes and Thomas underwear, and we are now loving life, being diaper-free for the first time in 10 years!  Woo hoo!  Way to go, Andon!  I love little diaper-less bums and how skinny they suddenly look.  So precious.