Baby Bjorn Potty

Colby is doing great with Infant Potty Training and take a look at what I just ordered......so cute, huh?




One thing Colby is not doing so good with is eating his green beans. He acts like they are the worst thing ever! I know that if they don't like a certain food then your suppose to introduce it at least 15 times and it's a good chance they will change their mind. He hated them the second time too. The third time I decided to trick him. I would give him a spoonful of fruit and then a spoonful of beans, it worked like a charm!

Early Start Potty Training 101

Some people say babies aren't ready to potty until they are older, but I think they are way smarter than we think. Babies don't know how to feed themselves when they are born but we don't wait until they can figure it out for themselves. We show them and help them to learn the skill. The same thing about taking a bath, they can't give themselves a bath but we model and show them how to do it long before they can actually master the skill on their own. If we didn't start teaching these life skills before two then we would have a whole lot of hungry, stinky babies. Potty training shouldn't be any different. It has to be modeled early and a baby needs a lot of preperation. Waiting two or three years never gets them prepared, it's completly foreign and unatural not to eliminate on themselves after doing it for so long.

Dr. Linda Sonna says that early potty training helps babies with the following goals:
* Become comfortable sitting on the potty
* Learn to elimnate in the potty instead of in a diaper
* Exercise the muscles used during elmination
* Understand the word potty

* Become accustomed to toileting routines
* Intergrate potty trips into her daily routine
* Communicate her need to use the potty ( teach them the sign language for potty)
* Avoid long term toileting problems

Dr. Sonna did a study that showed:
When potty training starts between five and nine months the average child had full bowel control at age 15 months
between 10-14 months the average was 19 months old
between 15-19 months the average was 23 months old

Well I changed my mind about using the toilet seat and decided to take the advice of several other moms on cafemom.com. I'm going to use the baby bjorn potty, I think it will be easier for Colby. I thought these pictures were hilarious so I thought I would share hehe!


Some people start potty training from birth. When the baby eliminates they make the ssss sound and after about two months the baby will eliminate whenever they hear that sound, so they actually use the potty on cue. This is how african and european cultures have always done it and now Americans are starting this practice.

Early Start Potty Training

I first heard about infant potty training in my early childhood classes when I was in college and I was fascinated with the concept. I also found a moms group on cafemom.com that consist of moms that help each other with infant potty training. I didn't know that the US is one of few countries that don't potty train their children before 1 years old, which clearly told me it's possible. I also met a lady in kindermusic class that potty trained her son at 1 years old so I started to research more. After reading many resources about infant potty training I decided that it was something I was going to try. Most experts say to start between birth and 6 months but The Baby Whisperer says to start when they can sit up, so I didn't start unitl 7 months because I was waiting for Colby to be able to sit up on his own. Research shows that it's much easier to learn at a young age than it is after 2 years old because children have learned that you are suppose to eliminate in a diaper and toddlers are more defiant than an infant. The younger they are the more they care about pleasing you!  I listed several websites that are helpful and "Early -start Potty Training" by Linda Sonna, PHD is a good book also.

 I started putting Colby on the potty first thing in the morning, twenty minutes after drinking and eating, and when he shows signs of pooping.

I know it sounds crazy but Colby went poo-poo and pee-pee in the potty all day today and he is only 7 months old. No this doesn't mean that he is potty trained by any means, he can't even walk yet. It's just preparing him and teaching him that poo poo and pee pee goes in the potty and not in his diaper.

Infant potty training experts say that by starting this young a child can be completly potty trained by 1 years old at the youngest and 24 months at the lastest.

Also, contrary to what some people say, early potty training does not cause emotional problems. Research shows that the only aspect of potty training that causes emotional problems are harsh punishments, aggravated behaviors, and cruel attitudes directed toward the child during the learning process.

I thought I would pass on this great information in case your interested.












Infant Potty Training Info - 1, 2, & 3

7 months

Colby just turned 7 months old on the 19th and he is so much fun to be around. He laughs all the time and screams at everything. We went to Target the other day and he kept screaming at everyone that walked by. He screamed at one lady and it scared her so bad that she jumped, I apologized as I was laughing my head off. Colby said his first word and no it wasn't mama or dada, it was Uh O. I have to admit that we do say that word 100 times a day so i can't blame him. My dad and I were the only ones that heard him and when I screamed for Chris to come hear him, Colby just laughed at us. Hopefully his next word will be Mama! He finally mastered sitting up and now he is working on crawling. He gets up on his knees and rocks for about minute and then moves each knee once and takes a nose dive. He is trying really hard and doing great so I think he will be crawling in the next couple of weeks, I can't wait because he is so ready to go go go! Also, his front two teeth are in now and he constantly grinds his teeth together, does anyone else have this problem?

We went and got Colby a car and he absolutely loves it. He turns the steering wheel, honks the horn, and laughs the entire time. The faster we go the better he likes it. He would ride it all day if we let him, then he would never learn to crawl.

Colby's First Illness

Colby was sick for the very first time, and it was so pitiful. It was only a cold, but Colby was the typical sick male. He had to be held all the time and required 24 hour loving.

One night he cried and cried and then finally fell asleep cuddle up beside me and 100 things ran through my mind while I watched him sleep. I wondered why God thought I was worthy of such a blessing, how fast he is growing, if I would remember this very moment forever, if he knows how much I love him, am I doing everything right, what will I do when somenone hurts his feelings, how will his first girlfriend be, will I be here when he has his own child, and so much more. I think of these things all time and wonder if I'm the only crazy mom that does. So anyway, he is better now but when all that junk drained it made his voice hoarse. When he trys to yell and talk it's very low and his little voice cracks.

Now that thats over with, my little man is getting his two front teeth and he his not a happy teether. He can't win for losing!

Things Colby Likes at the Moment!

1. Colby wasn't too sure of his new bath tub at first but after a few seconds he was very excited about it!






2. Dogs


3. Conner's Wagon



4. Birthday parties




Colby and Wyatt at Conner's 1st Birthday Party

5. His new cloth diapers



The cloth diapers are going good! It's really way easier than I thought. This type of cloth diaper makes it easy! I have about 15 diapers and I wash them every other day. I dump poo in the toilet and then throw it in the wash. I never have to buy dipers again and I'm sure Colby likes wearing cloth on his booty a lot better than plastic, wouldn't you!