stop..."potty time!"

i delayed myself from excitingly writing about this topic as soon as it happened for fear it was a fluke...but we are now 4.5 days into it and going strong...anthony is going pee-pee on the potty! he came home from "school" on thursday afternoon talking only about his friends nick and abby going pee-pee on the potty and singing and clapping about it. luckily, we have had a potty on hand for such an occasion, so i got it out. after attempting it before his tubby with no luck (but tony still clapping and dancing for himself), we headed into the tub only to have a soaking wet trek from the tubby to the potty when he screamed "pee-pee" during his bath...still nothing (but a soapy mess)...back into the tub. then after drying off, we attempted one more time...almost 5 minutes passed when suddenly he stopped talking to me and his face changed. he shook his hands in the air announcing "all done" and stood up. there it was...i couldn't believe it! he was so excited and was running in the hall in and out of his room, the bathroom, etc. this ritual continued over the weekend just sitting on it before diaper changes or whenever we passed the potty (waiting less each time for the end result)...then yesterday afternoon in the midst of play, he stood up and stared at me and shouted, "mama, pee-pee" and took off for the stairs. we got his shorts and diapee off in just enough time to sit him on the potty! he did it after recognizing that he was going to do it! he was soooo proud...and so were john and i! we had another good day today and miss michelle is right on board with us! keep your fingers crossed! oh - and i must say, the baby bjorn potty chair (pictured above) that we have is awesome! i read a ton of reviews on it before getting it as everyone says it's the "must have potty chair" if you have little boys! (http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2267519&cp=2255976.2256090&parentPage=family). it's definitely living up to the great things people have said about it so far! i would also recommend the dvd, "once upon a potty"(http://amazon.com/dp/B0000CBLBC/ref=s9_asin_image_1-1966_p/102-2506504-0498524?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0B60GATY3WP09HZQRE86&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240701&pf_rd_i=507846). it's very cute and is actually the first cartoon/movie, etc. that anthony has sat through for the entire thing (it's not very long)...there is a cute "potty song" that is sung after the story of the movie, and the words are included in the dvd package. there are two versions of the movie, one for a boy and one for a girl so make sure you take note of that before you buy it (if you're in the market for a potty movie that is!). where has my little pumpkin gone?


**update as of Wednesday 8/29/07 - anthony is still doing great! peeing on the potty every time he sits on it and getting better at telling us before hand. definitely learning some control. we're not totally there yet, but defnitely getting close! i'm just glad he's as into it as he is and that he's enjoying it as much as he is!