A milestone and a cross-out

My first cross-out from the 2012 agenda has been done. A major one at that too. Any guess? Yes, my lil'one is now potty trained. It is almost a month now that he has achieved this milestone. The su-su part is still playing hide and seek but we are getting there too. Slowly but steadily.

For all the heart-ache I had over crossing this hurdle, it really seemed like a dream where R learned to use the potty within one week of us initiating the practice. I had backed off twice earlier, when he first just refused to even sit on it and later when I spotted his trouble of going the western way. We started off quite skeptically this time; the hubby too got involved (perhaps with greater interest than enthusiasm than me). However, we saw that R was far more willing. He didn't jump off the seat, even if the session didn't end up, err..fruitfully, if I can say that. On the fourth or fifth day, he did it successfully. I didn't jump too much. I thought it was a fluke and should not celebrate prematurely. But, he did again on the next day and continued to every single time and day for a week. He even started to warn us before susu happened! We were overjoyed to taste overnight success. Our boy was almost toilet-trained. But, like an evil-eye cast by our own joy, R stopped giving us su-su warnings just as suddenly as he began. Thankfully the potty thing was still on so we decided to count our blessings and be a little patient for the rest of the battle.

I admit it was frustrating to concede to the fact that it might take R a while to get a hang of the whole thing considering the fact that he HAD actually got it right for one whole week. Every time I was confounded by despair, I would cheer myself with the fact that R is trained for potty and that is not to say the least. It is a huge achievement in itself and no mean feat. I had to give the boy credit and applaud him for every time he used the potty for su-su too. This strategy did and still is working in bits and pieces. R is getting there slowly. Although I cannot guess the 'when' part because there are days when he gets it right 7 times on 10 and some days its 3 on 10 and yet on other days, none at all. So, my expectation graph more or less resembles the mountains we used to draw on paper as tiny tots. But, I am now relaxed with the routine and do not get over-worked if he doesn't get it 4 times out of 10. He is getting it right 6 times is well enough and we will eventually get it right all 10 times.

This book helped create a headway


And, I here by award R this certificate


So, yay for us!!!


24 comments:

  1. Yay from me too!!! You lucked out uma, believe me if you had our luck it would have taken him 2 years to get trained :)
    Great going and the certificate for R is too cute :)

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    1. Thanks Aparna!
      2 years?? wow, I admire you all the more now. Seriously, I would've gone crazy. Actually, I went crazy when I started a little earlier and I hit the wall. I backed off and waited for some time before I began again. Yes, even I feel I lucked out..thankfully..:-)
      The su-su part is also irksome but its Ok. At the most I only have a huge lot of shorts and pants to be washed.

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    2. I was just thinking what R would think if he reads this blog as a young man and sees so many aunties congratulating him on potty training :)

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    3. LOLOL..he might never forgive me for sharing embarrassing details with the world :-0

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  2. wooohoo! Three Cheers for R for learning potty-susu, in style! :) he's getting there... and yes that's n achievement! I know how difficult it can be to potty train children... seen my SIL do it for my niece.

    *bites nails as she will have to do it in some time too!* ;)

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    1. wohooo..yay..thanks, Purnima!
      hey, girl, you still have loads of time to hit this phase..till then enjoy the diapers..:-)

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  3. CONGRATS!!! yipeeeeeee...what a big thing na...we mothers rejoice over such things..*Shakes head*

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    1. THANKS!!!..:-)
      arrey, of course, this is a BIG thing na..road to independence (the kid's and yours)..:-)

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  4. Super ! Congrats to you and R on the milestone.. That certificate is super cute..

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  5. Congrats to the little big guy R from yet another aunty :). I know that is such a big milestone, and don't worry the su-su will not be too far behind .. once he's got the hang of not holding on till the last minute (which is what takes a while it seems!), he'll start signalling you for that too!

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    1. thank you, Aparna!
      yes, I am hoping for the same..:-)

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  6. That is so awesome, is it not? And such a HUGE deal :)

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    1. It is !!!(both, awesome and a BIG deal) :-)))
      Welcome to my space,Comfy :-D

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  7. Yay!! I know how big an achievement it is. Bunni learnt when she was 22 months. Stopped using diapers since then.
    Sometimes, potty training hits back Uma. She refuses to do su-su over diapers now. So, taking her out for long, I should be mentally prepared for a place to get things done when she asks for it.
    Funny part is, she sits over the commode in Indian style :D

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    1. wow, 22 months is gr8! I tried to begin earlier but it didn't happen..
      we are not yet completely out of diapers..that will take some more time with us, I guess.
      Oh, Bunni too is comfortable going the Indian way, is it? R was too. I was worried that that could be the reason his potty training may not happen too soon..thankfully, he learnt to use the commode..phew! :-)

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  8. Congratulations to you and R for achieving this important milestone :)
    loved the certificate :)

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  9. Congrats R...u cleared one of those stressful examinations in life and clearing IAS will seem like a piece of cake after this;-D. That certificate, dont lose it, they ask for it at every job interview;-D

    CONGRATS Uma....I can feel ur relief from here:-))!!!!!

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    1. HAHAHAA...yes, IAS doesn't seem very important too :-)))
      gosh!, what will he think of this certificate? He may disown me..;-)

      Thank U, Nancy. It sure is a BIG relief...:-)))

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  10. Where are you nowadays madam? Did not see you in my space nowadays?

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    1. am there am there..actually have been tied up with some stuff lately, so am not leaving comments as often as I normally do on other blogs..been on your blog and loved the latest Bunni post..:-)will catch up with commenting soon :-)

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