Earlier this year, I mentioned that Raine is partly toilet trained. He has progressed more in that department since then. I could actually take him with me (to the grocery and somewhere else) without having him wear a diaper. He’s still terrified of sitting on the potty though (much more the toilet) but he at least informs you clearly if he’s about to poop.

Last night, we ran out of stock of diapers. Too lazy to run to the nearest store, I talked Raine into sleeping with just his pajamas on (sans the diaper). He took a leak (at the toilet!) a couple of times before going to bed and I reminded him firmly not to wet his bed and to get up and wake me up if he needs to pee in the middle of the night. As contingency, I inserted a rubber mat under the sheet on his side of the bed and placed an extra folded sheet on top of it. It was like our mantra before we went to sleep: “huwag mag-wiwi sa bed, sa cr lang. gisingin si mommy pag wi-wiwi. Ganun ha? ok mommy, ganun. ok Raine, usapan yan ha?”

Like me Raine sleeps like a log, so I really didn’t expect that he’ll have the will to get up on unholy hours in the night even for a pee. So I actually spent the whole night sleeping lightly, checking every hour or so for a wet bed. To my surprise. It didn’t happen, Raine did well. For the first time he spent the night without diapers, without wetting his bed. Hooray! He was just a little grumpy when he got up this morning at around 6:30, I needed to carry him to the toilet to pee, and he peed a lot!

I’ve been slack with Raine’s toilet training. Doing it actually poses more challenge to me that it is for Raine. Letting your toddler wear a diaper all the time is just too convenient (even if it hurts your budget sometimes), way too convenient I may even let him wear it ’til he’s five or so. (I know, I’m such a lazy mom!)
Anyway, last night was a first for the two of us, it’s definitely something new that Raine accomplished with flying colors. One thing that I want to do each night after that. Wish us luck!