Progress

Since I've devoted space on this blog complaining about A2's lack of interest in potty training, I thought it was only fair to report his progress. Up until a few weeks ago, I didn't feel like we had made very much progress—or, at least, the progress was painfully slow. He was doing well with pee, but still doing pretty horribly with poop. I was trying different things to help with his redundant colon, but nothing seemed to be working.

At the end of June, we went on our beach trip. I had him drink prune juice a few times and he went on walks almost every day with his dad to get a fresh fruit smoothie. And he didn't have one accident. In fact, he hasn't had one since our trip. He still isn't as regular as I would like, but I think with his digestive issues, his "regular" may be different from other kids, but that's ok. And he goes to the potty when he needs to and does most everything himself.

What's even more exciting is his change in attitude in the past few weeks. He's less stubborn and more willing to listen to reason. He's a little bit more outgoing and seems excited to talk with people outside of our immediate family, which has been a stumbling block for him in the past. I'm so proud of the strides he's made in the past few weeks. I'm not sure if the trip helped, or why it even would, but whatever the reason, I am so thrilled.

Of course, his twin sister has decided to pee in her underwear OUTSIDE a few times, and seems to be incapable of getting on the toilet by herself, so I guess if it's not one thing, it's another!