The Potty Project

Jacob has been coming along on potty training. He had a hard time transitioning from pull-ups to underwear until we decided that he could still go poop in a pull-up. We slowly prepared him for doing away with the little potty and now he goes pee in the big toilet. He even goes without his toilet seat insert. We don't have to remind him to go, except before leaving the house. He is responsible for getting his own hershey kiss if he goes potty and as soon as the kisses are gone then we are not buying anymore for rewards. He forgets to reward himself most of the time anyway. Now, about his poop progress. Despite many huge incentives, he still has yet to poop in the toilet. When he does need to go, before we give him a pull-up he has to get on the toilet and empty his pee. We hope that he will have an Opps and realize it isn't that bad. He is in charge of changing out of his underwear, putting on his pull-up, staying in the bathroom to go, asking someone to change him, and then putting his underwear back on. Most of the time this happens. He made the statement today, "I need to learn how to poop in the toilet." echoing what we have said for the past several months. It will sink in (no pun intended), but when is the question.