My baby is a sponge!

**WARNING**

This blog post is basically a big old brag post about my baby. If you aren't interested in reading that sort of thing please close this window now.

 

Tucker is 13 1/2 months old and is just an absolute sponge. He has learned so much in his little life. I started potty training him on accident as you can read earlier in my blog, he has taken to it like wildfire. Since June 9th he has peed on the potty 40 times and pooped 9 times. He often wakes up dry or mostly dry from his naps. Today I had to run to the grocery store, he wanted to come and was only in underwear. I decided if he had an accident it would just be an opportune time to wash his carseat cover. Much to my surprise he stayed dry the whole time! I was so proud. If you say "Tucker it's time to go potty" he runs over and lifts the lid to his potty. He isn't quite tall enough to sit down by himself and he needs assistance pulling down his underwear, but he is definitely getting the idea. He understands the "urge" feeling and he has started pointing it out to alert us. During the day he only wears underwear while we are at home. He is still in diapers during naps and nighttime. This in no way means I am avoiding cleaning up the puddles or that it isn't damn hard work. I realize early potty training is often more about training the parents rather than the child, but I don't foresee it being any easier down the road and Tucker is no worse for the wear as far as I can tell. 

I have also started teaching him sign language now that he is more aware of what he wants. He responds to the sign for "potty"and signs "more", "eat", and "all done" on his own. He is such a little parrot/copycat I am taking advantage of this time to feed his little brain.

Sometimes I am just overcome with pride looking at the little boy he is growing up to be. I am so proud of be his "Ma!" I look forward to more of our adventures as time goes on.

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PS A big thank you goes out to my Mama for all her help, guidance, and encouragement.