Potty Time

I've been wanting to write this blog for a while but I had to get a really good picture of Sammy on the potty first.

My good friend Lindsay told me about Diaper Free Baby while I was pregnant with Sam. I secretly thought she was crazy - this would be too time consuming and besides, Hannah wasn't even potty trained yet. But after seeing the success they had with Jack and reading the actual book, I decided to give it a try. When Sammy was two months old we ordered his little Baby Bjorn Infant Potty and I started putting him on it during diaper changes. The book is really encouraging and helped me to understand Sam's "potty cues." Babies tell you when they're hungry and tired. Why can't they tell you when they have to go to the bathroom? Babies don't want to sit in their own poo and pee any more than we do!!

Sam will use his potty, an adult toilet (if we're visiting friends or out in public) and the other day he peed outside while we were hiking. He's so awesome!!

Potty time is now a family event. Hannah helps make the sign for potty while Sammy's actually using his potty and our families are learning Sam's cues so they can take him if he needs to go. It's not about 100% success, we just want him to be comfortable using the potty so that he'll choose to go when he's older and can walk. Plus it's so much fun!! He looks like a little naked buddha on his potty!!
~Heather