Life As a Torres: Ready, Set, Potty Train

The best advice I received about potty-training is when they are "ready"- potty training will be a breeze. JUST WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE READY. If you push them before they are ready potty-training will be your worst nightmare. I thought Isaiah might be ready last summer (a few months after turning two) but he gave me attitude when I would continually put him on the toilet and he refused to wear big boy underwear. And after he laid a huge turd in the front room it became apparent to me he was not ready. Every so often I would attempt to pull out his underwear but again it would be a battle of the wills. My conscious would remind me of that word "breeze" so patiently I waited. In the last few months Isaiah has become an expert at peeing in the toilet before getting into his daily bath (baby steps). And his confidence in dressing and undressing himself has taken a huge leap (another "ready" sign). And I have read that three is typically the magic age for "stubborn boys" to let go of their diapers. Not to mention at night before going to bed I would ask him if he needed a diaper change to which he would start to strain (make himself pee) and then reply, "yes diaper change." After the third or fourth time of him doing this, there was no question in my mind, he was READY. Now I just needed a solid week off (March was a busy work month for me) and the opportunity to be on house arrest. Fortunately this last week of March we were able to do both and Isaiah has been successfully potty-trained and IT HAS BEEN A BREEZE!