This morning at about 6:15, I started hearing sounds. The nightlight was beeped on. A drawer nearby opened and closed. There was a strange sound. A small hand reached up to the handle of a humidity-swollen door and turned. Thump thump thump.
The handle turned on our door and it opened to admit a small, completely naked person holding a clean diaper.
My six-days-shy-of-three son:
1) Diagnosed himself with a full diaper issue
2) Removed his diaper
3) Placed it correctly in the diaper pail (one of the fancy ones with like a foot pedal)
4) Opened the dresser drawer where his fresh diapers are stored (the TOP drawer, may I add)
5) Obtained a clean diaper
6) Brought it to me to put on
When your kid is capable of making snide comments on your diaper changing technique, it’s time for this era to pass. I was planning on waiting another month or two (you know, so slightly after his little brother comes and I’m home full time and my grasp on sanity is already tenuous). But it’s really not possible for a child to signal that they are READY to potty train more than this.
Now comes the hard part. He’s been ready for quite some time. He pees on command, understands the poop mechanism, etc. Willing. The problem is willing. That and I need non-traumatic motivations for him to not have accidents. A liberal application of lollypops has proven at least somewhat effective in getting him to SIT on the potty when I want him to. But where is his motivation for not peeing in his pants (or on the floor) in the mean time?
My Truant Pen 
Who is it that gets trained?
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