Adventures in Potty Training

We've taken the plunge. After several false starts we have taken my 3.5 year old out of diapers and have him using the potty. As an educator I am off for the summer, but my wife works. It has fallen to me to handle the toilet learning during the week. The world must be going crazy. We started this past Saturday and my son had success going pee pee twice in the day, he has been very stubborn about holding it. Sunday we started the day in underwear but after he did not go for 16 hours we switched back to diapers fearing it would be unhealthy. As soon as he was in the diaper my son asked, "can I let it go" and it was Niagara Falls with a log. We called the doctor who told us keep going with training because he is showing the ability to hold it and is ready.
Today was my first day on my own with the potty training. After sitting on the potty in the morning and going some my son decided that he would follow my dogs example and pee on the floor by the front door after we walked our pug. No big deal I just cleaned it up showed him the potty and continued are day. We had another afternoon accident after he sat on the potty and let some pee out, obviously not enough. He went while I was holding him, so I smelled wonderful. I was very proud however that my son did seem to understand that he had an accident and needs to try to go the potty.
While this is testing my patience I have found some ways to cope:

• Have fun, today my wife and I gyrated around singing "push the poopy out" and yes we looked and felt ridiculous.
• Stay positive and remember that the accidents are part of learning.
• Play in between potty stints to keep the day fun.
• Never make your child feel bad for an accident
• Read stories while your child is on the potty

To be continued same potty time, same potty channel. Till then stay dry.