Tears of joy...

Who knew that I would literally feel a tiny lump in my throat and my eyes water up as I watched little Asher learn how to have a bowel movement in the potty! I was beaming and I still am. With 3 dry days behind us, I am hoping we are well on the way to saying that Asher is potty trained. I am a proud mom!

We've suggested using the toilet and asked and even had him try every now and then, but Asher never seemed very interested. I knew it had to be done, but I feared it would be a long process and I had lots of anxiety about how he would feel about the #2 thing. With a new baby, a cross country road move and lots of mini- vacations, there never seemed to be a good time, until last Thursday- the now blessed day! Asher came home from preschool at noon on Thursday and we didn't have any plans or anywhere to go until church on Sunday. I didn't plan on trying to get anything else done and I don't think I did get anything else done, I was focused! Potty training consumed me. So, he came home from school Thursday, the diaper came off, and on went Thomas the train undies! The day ended with a couple successes and a very messy failure, but we didn't give up. Friday began with two minor accidents and ended with many, many successes, including, the tears of joy incident above. Saturday, Sunday and today were all dry!!! Church almost got me choked up again because he not only stayed dry he didn't fall in! (he had never used the toilet without his mini-seat so I wasn't sure how he would feel about the big public toilets at church).

This is HUGE for me (and Asher of course), and although it's only been 3 days, it's been quicker, cleaner and more fun and happy that I imagined. It's also been the best use of Halloween candy ever! I got the chocolate to help me stay sane (and focused) and he got the dumb dumbs and smarties for going when he had to go! Ah ah ah ah ah ah lei lu oo ja!!!