Scratch That Last Post....

Hollan and Mama snoozing on the couch.

So this morning we embarked on the potty training journey. We started out really excited and positive with Evan wearing his new big boy Wall E undies!
The plan was to set a timer for 15 minutes of playing and then 5 minutes of sitting on the potty. Our first road block was when Evan basically refused to sit on the potty. Mama had to sit on the potty and then Daddy (but we can't show you that picture because Daddy went a little more "all out" than Mama did.) We pulled out all the stops and still Evan would not stay on the pot.
He would, however, sit at his picnic table.
Back on the pot with incentive in the form of Daddy's car magazine.
After a few hours in the back yard (and 3 wet pairs of undies), we decided to move boot camp into the house and try letting him sit on the actual toilet with the little seat. Brian sat on the floor with him for 45 minutes while I teleconferenced with my east coast potty training consultants (Brandon & Brigette).

Eventually, Evan did pee a few drops into the toilet and we made compete fools of ourselves clapping and celebrating.
Then he peed a few more "drops" on the coffee table.
Back to the potty. We made the mistake of leaving Evan unsupervised while Brian cleaned up the coffee table and I fed Hollan. I came around the corner to discover Evan dipping toilet paper into the water and then flinging it around on the floor. Next stop...bath tub.
Between the potty training fiasco and the advice of my consultants, we have decided that Evan (and his parents) are not quite there yet. We plan to wait another month or so and try again. Maybe on a day when both parents have slept through the night and have a bit more resilience!

The little Itty Bit.