It's been a big weekend at the Bergers! I just can't believe it! Chase and Owen are currently potty training! They have been in training since Thursday and I haven't wanted to blog about it due to fear that it was just a fluke, however they are doing pretty well.
Here is the story: (and a warning, this is a long post. I wrote most of this for myself, so I will remember the details one day.)
Thursday I got a call from my daycare provider, Kelly. I thought one of the boys was probably sick, but when I heard the excitement in her voice I knew it wasn't that. She said she had been reading a book and Owen was squirming and looked like he was needing to go potty. She asked him to wait and when she finished the story she ran him to the bathroom where he went potty. After this she decided to let him go without his diaper. She took off Chase's too and put on her son's long t-shirts to cover their privates. I guess they did great! Every 20 minutes or so she took them to the bathroom and they went! They were so excited, running there and laughing. Last week they each had gone to the bathroom in the potty at daycare so we knew they were probably getting ready. At nap time Chase woke up dry and then went lots of pee pee in the potty. Owen only had 1 accident and Chase had none.
I was so excited I couldn't contain myself. I wanted to tell everyone! I went to Target right after work to look for underwear and they didn't have any. Later that night I went to Kohl's and found the adorable underwear shown above. They may look a little big in the picture but I guarantee to you, they are not. They are so tiny! The boys love Sesame Street and Thomas the Train, so I got those undies for them as incentive. As I was driving home from Kohl's I took a pair out of the package and was looking at them. I was stopped at a stop light and tears were filling my eyes. As much as I was excited I was a little sad about the true end of babyhood for Chase and Owen. No more diapers means no more baby-my boys are growing up. It's such a big step!
Friday was much the same! Good boys and good potty time at daycare. I must admit I was a little nervous about the weekend. Saturday I had MOPS training at church from 8:30-12 so Jeff was on his own. I wasn't sure how this whole potty training thing should go or how it would go. Jeff did a great job, along with help from his parents, as taking 2 little boys to the bathroom every 20 minutes or so is a lot of work. After the boys' nap they found the underwear I had purchased. I was going to wait until a little later to show them, but once they found the undies they were so excited they couldn't stand it. If you have read my past posts you will know that Chase and Owen, Owen specifically, like to have lots of "things", kind of like hoarding. So, after putting on the first pair of underwear they had to keep putting them on until they were all gone. So, Owen was wearing 4 pairs and Chase 3. Ha ha. It was so funny. The boys ran around the house galloping and frolicking and it was just adorable and so sweet. Chase and Owen were so happy and proud of themselves. A little later they both peed through their underwear so off they came and into the wash.
Now, Chase and Owen love their underwear so much that they won't let us put any other clothes on them-none. It's sure been fun trying to get to church, out to play, etc. Tonight we took a walk outside-the boys in their little tiny undies. I couldn't help but laugh and be a little embarrassed. Here were my boys little bottoms running down the sidewalk and there were a lot of people out tonight. Not only that, but Owen was wearing a diaper under his undies, which looked funny.
Today was an ok day, we had some accidents, but that was mostly our fault for not taking them to the bathroom on time. Once we were outside and Chase started to go potty and I just pulled down his pants and he went outside! Later, we were at the park in the parking lot and Owen had to go, so Jeff whipped down his pants and he went on the gravel-so nice to have boys! Then, later tonight I got it on the arm because Owen couldn't hold it anymore-so funny.
Overall I think they are doing very well. Owen can say "Pee Pee" so that's nice. They do a little dance when they have to go which is a good signal. They are getting better and better at controlling themselves and Chase wakes up from naps dry. I'm so proud of my big boys and their accomplishments.
I really never thought I would be experiencing potty training before the age of 3. I mean I have boys-twins for that matter! How great!
More to come . . .
Chase shows off his new Sesame underwear and is soooo proud. He is wearing 3 pairs, by the way.
This picture shows Owen's little behind and the layers of underwear he is wearing. He is actually wearing 4 pairs, but this shows only 3.
Here Chase and Owen are pretending to be babies by crawling. Chase likes Owen's underwear and is touching Elmo.
Here is Owen in his layered underwear.
