We purposely waited until after Ellie was born to start potty-training Braden. Even then, it took us a while to REALLY get down to business :). We had just been making him sit on the potty chair periodically throughout the day and had some success. Eventually came the chart and stickers. A couple Sundays ago, everything just "clicked" for him. He actually told someone every time he needed to go to the bathroom that day, and has done GREAT ever since!
The next challenge was getting him to stand up. That was remedied with a trip to the country to visit Grammy & Poppy. Thanks to whomever suggested to Braden that he "just go outside"! He's been standing ever since! (I soooooo hated emptying the potty chair!)
With all the success, Braden has gotten stuck in the bargaining phase. It's not uncommon to hear him say, "I'll poopy for that" about some random toy or game (usually sports-related) that he wants. We have sure accumulated quite a list of poopy prizes: basketball goal, golf box (still not sure what that is), horseshoes, croquet set, yet ANOTHER football helmet...