For well over a month, Jonah has been notifying us with a resounding "Poop!" that he either has to go potty or, as is more often the case, just gone potty. We tried to get him on the regular potty a couple times, but he found that a bit too intimidating (and I think he maybe thought we were trying to put him down the toilet, based on the way he reacted). We picked up a little Baby Bjorn potty for him to use. No frills. It doesn't talk or cheer when it is used. Just a simply little kiddie potty he can use.
Well, we often let him sit on it when he says he has to pee or poop, but we've never gotten anything more productive than story time out of it (we keep a book handy, because it helps keep him seated on the potty). We figure, if nothing else, he gets used to sitting on the potty, particularly when he says he has that urge.
That all changed tonight!
12 February, 2012: Jonah did he first pee on the potty. He got some cheers from Mommy and Daddy (no cheering toilet required), and got to flush the toilet and watch it go down as a little reward.
And no... no pictures on this one. Some things shouldn't be photographed.
The Baby Bjorn is what Grant uses, too. He likes it, but the trouble is he won't use anything else. I'd encourage trying out other potties now and then to try to keep it less scary later.
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