Potty Training Update

Baby M went accident-free wearing underwear at daycare earlier this week.  I am so proud of him!  Not that he back-tracked the next day, but his teacher called me in the morning (because she didn't want me to be disappointed when I picked him up later) and said that while sitting on the toilet peeing, baby M lifted his leg up to see what he was doing and ended up getting pee on his pants and underwear... TWICE!  He had to go the rest of the day in diaper since I only brought in two changes of clothes for him.  I put baby M in underwear when we got home and he did fine with it until bedtime.

We went to PetSmart today and got the kids their very first pet: a fish for each of them.  Big sister K named hers Indy, and baby M's is Thomas (from Thomas the train, of course).  While we were at the store, baby M tells me that he had to go poopy.  I hesitated and told him to just go in his diaper, but he started crying and complaining, so I relented.  I had to ask an employee where the restrooms were and by the time we got there, I was sure he would've gone already.  I lined the toilet with a seat cover, he pulled down his own pants, and when I took his diaper off, I was surprised to find it still dry.  I seated him on the throne and he peed (he uses pee and poop interchangeably when he tells us he has to go, but hey, I'll take it)!  First time in a public restroom!  Woohoo! Go baby M!

So now my next question is, how do I train him to go standing up?  It would certainly help make going in public restrooms a lot easier, although he's probably not yet tall enough where he can aim into the toilet.