The Big Two - Seven

So it was my birthday on Wednesday the 19th. It started out pretty typical which is to say it was lame. Mason had two potty accidents (more on that later) and I had to take Peyton to get her immunizations. It ended really well though because we went out to dinner as a family and Zach got me flowers and a KitchenAid Mixer. Yay Zach!

So the Mason potty training saga continues. A few weeks ago I was at my wits end with potty training Mason. I started last October and had tried everything from candy, stickers, toys, bribery with trips to Disneyland and being able to go to preschool and nothing was working. He was fully capable of controlling it but he just chose not to. Whenever I asked him if he wanted to use the potty, he would say "Not today." So one day I was telling him about how his cousin Bridgette who is a few months younger than him was potty training and was wearing underwear. He got really excited and said he wanted to call her and ask her who was on her undies. So he called her on the phone and they had a five minute conversation about using the potty and what kind of undies they wore. Since then Mason has not worn a diaper during the day. He's had a few accidents but otherwise it has been an amazing turn around. He is finally on his way. Thank you Bridgette for the motivation. I should have known that as a Leak male, competition is the only way to motivate him.