Potty Training Elmo...

DO NOT BE ALARMED BY THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS- I PROMISE I LYSOL THIS POTTY DAILY AND BEFORE EACH ELMO/ZACH POTTY-TRAINING SESSION

To my loyal readers it will come as no surprise that Zach's BFF is Elmo, nor is it a secret that we have been working on potty training Zach for awhile now. Zach has his own agenda however when it comes to potty-training. Here he is potty training "Baby Elmo" as he calls him: (Baby Elmo is his original Elmo doll, his Elmo Live)

You can see Baby Elmo is very comfortable on the pot, he looks more like he is lounging that learning

Zach also is working on training "Elmo Two" as Zach calls him, which is his plush version of Elmo that Grandma Alice got him for Christmas. Unlike Baby Elmo, Elmo Two looks more terrified than relaxed, perhaps he's realized he's fallen in:

Zach has a 3rd Elmo doll, "Little Elmo" as Zach calls him. I had to stop Zach from putting "Little Elmo" in the potty, because I was afraid when Zach sat on the potty later he would think of Little Elmo in the bowl and be concerned. Little Elmo is pictured below with his fellow Elmo's in none other than the Elmo tent, apparently even Elmo's hang out in groups:

When he's not busy potty-training the Elmo's Zach takes them on walks(It makes me laugh that his method is to grab them by the eyeballs instead of the hand, but hey it works!):

They all play together in the tent too, probably exchanging potty-training tales:

Zach really enjoys his Elmo's which is why this year he is having a Sesame Street themed B-day!(We will be leaving the potty at home though, sorry Elmo!)

Speaking of days to celebrate, Happy 2 months Matthew! I can't believe how big you are getting and how much joy you've brought to our lives. You better avoid wearing anything red for awhile though, because I have a feeling your brother would not be above putting you on the potty as well....anything to avoid it himself (Hey isn't that a common sibling thing, deflection, it always worked with my brother and sister!)