Monday, October 15, 2007

into the distance... diaperless

Last Friday marked a big milestone in Jonah's life. He walked with me all the way to the "park on the hill," as we call it, and back. No stroller or backpack. The park is ten blocks from our house, which is quite far for a two year old. Not only did he walk there and back independently; he also ran around the park like a maniac. And to top that off - he was diaperless. When he has no diaper on, I have to constantly remind him to pee. He gets excited to pee on new and interesting objects in the great outdoors.

"Jonah, do you want to pee on a tree?" is usually followed by an excited: "Sure," even if Jonah doesn't really need to pee at the time. In that case, he will push as hard as he can only to admit: "It's hard to pee now."

I have been taking him on short trips diaperless too. To a restaurant and the grocery store, for instance. He did great the other day when I took him to the women's restroom and let him stand on the toilet and "pee like a man." Occasionally he still pees his pants, but he's getting much better at this and is proud of his accomplishments.

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