PoTTy CeLEbrATioN!!

Well a semi-miracle has happened in our home. Payton has been going Pee in the potty for a long time but not the other. He has refused, to say the least. We have tried stickers, goals, treats, etc. but nothing has led him to budge... until now. On a recent trip to Costco the other day we walked past the toy section. Besides the fact that his hands were full of yummy sample foods he managed to catch his eyes on a large stack of cars and trucks. I have to say that they were very nice. Fire engines, airplanes, garbage trucks, street cleaners, and helicopters. The make sounds, flash light, and talk. My children of course said, "mom, should you get that??" I said, we should when he goes poop in the potty. He whined and said no until the next time we went and I noticed that half of them were already gone. I decided that I would get one and take it home, still not letting him play with it until he went poop in the potty. No whining this time. He said, "I can play with it after I go pee in the potty." NO, poop dear.. "ok."
We walked in the door and the fire engine went right up onto the TV console. He walked into the bathroom and sat on the potty. WHAT!!! His poop was just a little one but the fact that he actually sat there and tried and did 'something' is a big deal for him. So.....he got his fire truck. I called Andy and we later went out to eat Pizza (Payton's Fav) with our friends to celebrate. They were good sports to come to a poop party. I wanted to make it a big deal so he'd keep trying. When we got home and he pooped again, and no arguing. ??? That is also another miracle! Of course he did finish it off in his diaper the next morning when he woke up but oh well. At least I can finally see a light at the end of all that streaking dark poop!!