Friday, April 04, 2008

Brayden's new bike

So we have been trying to potty-train for what feels like an eternity. We have tried loving persuasion, gentle coaxing, candy bribes and finally the ultimate bribe - a new bike. In fact any bike you want is what we promised him. This didn't seem to do the trick for Brayden. It is amazing how we can be so motivated by material things and children are not. He finally decided on his on terms that he could put the pee in the potty and he had made a couple of #2's as well. So we bought the bike, we assumed it was a done deal and at least the bike would be extra motivation in case he relapsed. Today we are still working on the potty thing but he is getting better every day. I consider a two accident day a blessing. All those books and websites and people who say you can potty train in a day, a weekend or a week have never met Brayden. I know he will not go to kindergarten in diapers but he does love to challenge me everyday. Here he is smiling with Superman underwear on.

1 comment:

Kim said...

Hey April,
Potty training with Barrett was no fun either. I hope it gets better for you and that the bike reward works. I have enjoyed checking your blog.