potty training toddlers

Perhaps this is common? I've never run into it before.  This brilliant little toddler of mine, has the power to need to use the restroom, every.5.minutes!  Seriously.  This does not happen at home, of course.

But this happened today, both times we were at church, morning and evening.  Apparently he was bored or had had enough and simply wanted to go for a walk.  So he says he needs to go...even though I took him as soon as we arrived. But who's gonna doubt a toilet training toddler, right?

So I take him again--calling his bluff--and sure enough he goes...just  afew drops, but he goes.  Five minutes later, same thing. Then all the children go outside for their lessons and he's fine.

Tonight at church I think we had to take him at least 4x if not 5!  So I don't know if he rationing his output (lol) so he can go back if he wants, or WHAT!

Officially potty training

Well, I'd had it with diapers!  My washer broke so I could not wash the cloth as I like.  I didn't want to spend $$$ on disposables anymore, plus they were giving him a rash AND he was regressing with the EC.

So I decided to be brave and dive right in to "diaper free".  No turning back!  Good thing we have wood floors.  It took a few days for him to get back into the swing of things as far as EC, recognizing and being aware of his body again.

Then it took a few more days for me to balance my expectations with his level of comprehension about the whole process.  He simply did not want to *stop* and go potty...he wanted to keep playing or doing whatever *he* wanted to do.

Now we are on a pretty good track.  It's just like EC mainly.  I keep at him to go on the potty...often! Accidents usually only happen if he is not being watched properly.  Basically we continue on like EC...take him potty upon waking, before we leave, when we arrive somewhere and then whenever we think about it.

I never believed you truly could potty train one so young.  I do believe cloth diapers help and the EC--of course! But to see his actual comprehension of it--is VERY exciting to me. I feel so much more competent as a mother to realize how much we underestimate our little ones. He's not even 2 yet! Although it is right around the corner. whew!