1) Ahhh-HA! HA!! HA!! That's great - Galvin always wants to know when he's going to have "boo-bahs" in order to feed his baby (see photo in my latest blog)...at what age does this confusion sort itself out? Also, Courtney, we're at full-force on potty training beginning yesterday, and I'm doing every half hour, but Galvin still insists he doesn't have to go then pees in his pants within five minutes of getting off the potty. I've even resorted to using the words "special treat" if he goes, but he's quite resistant and been obstinate about it all day so far. Any suggestions?

2) Where's your potty? We started with ours in the living room. Then, we'd just sit and read book after book.

Are you using the old fashioned cloth training pants? Those are going to work better than pull-ups.

Finally: jelly beans. Ethan got one jelly bean each time he went on the potty until I knew it was firmly established. Then, we just didn't buy any more after they ran out. He's now being bribed with jelly beans to go pee standing up. And next month we'll bribe him to go on the big potty without the potty seat.

3) Well, it sounds like I'm doing things right: potty is on the tile in the kitchen/dining room right on the dividing line for the living room (so he can see the television), he has an entire bin of books, which he refuses to read (thus the obstinate attitude), and yes, we have old-fashioned cloth trainers with plastic pants--I'm not a fan of Pull-Ups--and he is definitely one of those boys that does not like to be uncomfortable, so I'm hoping this "angle" works in my favor. Galvin does enjoy Dum-Dum suckers and popsicles...perhaps we can bribe him with those. Thanks for the advice, Courtney, and reassurance that I'm on the right track.

4) I think you both are doing great! For Bubba, we started him standing up because I did not want the confusion down the road. I used to put a few Cheerios in the toilet and he would aim at them and see what he could move. He learned pretty quickly, but he also stopped eating Cheerios..

5) Hmmm...Galvin doesn't eat Cheerios - doesn't like 'em; he prefers Kashi. Maybe this could work, if he stood still long enough...

6) Ha, that's priceless. I think it's so cute that he asked to help you go to the bathroom.

7) courtney, you make a good woman. I think you should stick with it.

I have heard that cheerios thing working before.

8) Delightful!

9) We used to tell my cousin to go make bubbles to get him to stand up...apparently this is also what my father used with my brother.

10) Have you guys tried just letting the go naked? That's what worked w/ Gareth and seems to be working for Jonas.

Courtney, let know how you're coming along on your "beoming a man" studies.

11) Jo told me that she was going to try letting Gav go naked when they got back from their trip. As you could see he spent quite a bit of time naked at Reers's but the timing was never quite right. He and Ella both thought it was funny when he peed in the pool.

12) I'm way too much of a Type A personality for that...makes me nervous for my carpeting, furniture, etc. YIKES!

13) We potty trained without the nakedness. I prefer the cloth training pants because it localizes the mess but still lets them know they just peed.