Esias vs. the Potty

Duh duh dunnnnnnnnnn.

Esias is three.  He was three on June 27th.  So you'd think he'd have some interest in the Big Boy Potty.  He has super hero undies and everything.  He even wakes up dry and tells me before he has a BM.  But, alas.  The Big Boy way to use the bathroom eludes us.  If I say, "Esias, let's try to go to the bathroom." He inevitably says, "NO!"  If I go ahead and put him on the potty, he will sit there but nothing happens.  Well, that's actually not factual.  A lot happens.  He squirms, he tries to get down, he messes with the toilet paper, he kicks his legs, he exams his "equipment" and giggles.   But nothing comes out.  Nothing.  Not even when he is already starting to go and I run him in there!!

Now, I have potty trained both my girls and one boy I babysat.  It was never this difficult.  Chocolate chips or M&Ms were always enough to persuade them to sit until something happened.  The good news is that his preschool doesn't require him to be potty trained, so we aren't working against any clock.  Still, I would love to stop buying (and changing) diapers.  This kid just continues to challenge what I thought I knew about parenting ;)  He is his own kid on his own timeline.  I think I'd have more luck teaching him how to change his own diapers than use the potty!  Hmmmm.  That's a good idea.