"That's how my do it!!"

"That's how my do it!"

-Spencer Farris, after using the potty

We have been potty training Spencer for the past couple of weeks. I must say that potty training is one of the hardest things for me!! I will be so glad when it is all finished. All that said, Spencer is making great strides!! He wakes up dry (both after a nap and in the morning) and uses the potty as soon as he wakes up. He hasn't had a wet accident in about 3 days!! He even got out of the swimming pool today to use the bathroom. I am so proud. Now if we can just get "number 2" into the potty, we will be finished with diapers and pull-ups!! It is hard to believe that I have been changing diapers for EIGHT YEARS!!! I looked it up on the Internet and found that the average child will cost about $1600 to diaper for two years in disposable diapers or about $66 a month. Okay, so that brings the Farris family to a grand total of $6400 in diapers over the past 8 years!! Now, can you see why I am so excited about Spencer's success? Some of you may be thinking, why in the world did she post this on her blog? I must admit that it is a rather disgusting subject if you think about it...I am just so proud of Spencer and his accomplishments. Cole was completely potty trained at 2 years and 9 months...Spencer is now 2 years and 6 months and he is well on his way to breaking his big brother's record. (Not to undermine Molly, who finished only a few months behind Cole.)

Flushing seems to be his favorite part. He caused the toilet to overflow once and the bathroom floor was covered in water...toilet water, no less!