I enrolled Richard for preschool next year. I was asking women in my ward for recommendations and they were all telling me I needed to get moving fast, because all the preschools were currently enrolling and filling quickly. After making some phone calls, I was glad to get Richard in to the only preschool that gave me the option of three days/week for Richard's age. All the others would only offer two days/week. I think he'll love going the extra day, especially since he'll be the oldest or so. Now I just have to convince him to be potty trained.
In that regard, we've made a little bit of progress today. I think donuts are the bribe for him. At least for now. I bought donuts last week as a treat. However, Richard has been banned from treats unless he uses the potty and gets varied amounts depending on how much he goes, if his diaper is dry, how recently he last went, etc. (He doesn't get more if he just went 5 minutes ago. He doesn't quite understand that...) He actually pooped in the potty, which is only the second time he's ever done that. He'll let you know that as well. He's apparently counting. If he doesn't want to go, he'll let you know how many times he's gone--as if that should justify his lack of desire to go. As he finished the donuts of this morning, I went to the store and bought more donuts since he went. He kept his pull-up dry all afternoon and seems excited about the prospect of getting everything I've promised him if he'll just be potty trained. However, I hate to get my hopes up, because he seemed to do this the last time he pooped in the potty, which was about 4 months ago.
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I hope the donut thing works for you! I think it's hilarious that he keeps track of hows he doing and if he should get a treat. Good luck. I hope this is the magic treat that will work.
I went through about a hundred different treats that I knew was "the one." Turns out she just wanted to decorate a cupcake, stick a candle in it, have me light it, and have me sing "Happy Birthday." Who knew?
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