And the results are in!

For those of you who read my last blog, you may be interested in the results of yesterday's potty party.  The party went really well.  Kevin had a great time.  We had decorations, games, presents, treats, party hats, etc.  The whole nine yards.  

I believe that the party taught him how to recognize if his underwear is wet or dry, that all waste goes in the potty, and that it's a really great thing for him to go in the potty.  I had hoped for him to poop in the potty during the course of the party, but that just didn't happen.  He did urinate many times, though, during the party.

This morning, I started him off in underwear, not pull-ups.  He stayed dry until about 12:30 or so, which is when he had his first accident.  For several hours today, he absolutely refused to go on the potty.  That was scary.  I think he felt that the pressure was on for him to perform.

So I started wracking my brain, trying to remember what worked for Sarah.  Aha!  I remembered the food coloring trick!  I explained to Kevin that if he'd go on the potty, I'd put a drop of food coloring in the water.  Sarah overheard this conversation and got excited.  She started begging to go first, which she did.  Of course, then Kevin got all excited about it.

So the upshot of it all is that Kevin once again started going on the potty.  He had many accidents today, but he also had many successes.  I'm using lots of treats and stickers, and I feel that it's having a good effect.  My goal is to have things basically under control by September, which is when we will be going on a family vacation.

Woohoo!!  Potty parties rule!

The decorations:

The morning session:  Playing games while potty training the baby doll.

Lots of things to drink:

The lunchtime party for the baby doll:

The evening congratulations party with the whole family: