Tales from the potty

I have decided to start 'potty training' with Elliott.  He's two now and I'm sick of changing diapers.  Of course it's not really potty training so much as potty encouraging...but I think we're making a bit of progress!  Here's what I've decided to do:

1. Switch back to cloth diapers.  I started out with the intentions to do cloth all the way like I did with Payton, but something strange happened - I think his pH balance is off or something.  As I was washing the diapers, they started to disintegrate - literally.  Since we don't have the monetary resources to keep us in an endless supply of cloth diapers, I switched him over to disposables when he was about 4 or 5 months old.  I did however hold on to the box with the larger cloth diapers in hopes that he would balance out and we could use them again.  When I decided that it was time for him to start trying to go on the potty I figured that I'd bring out the cloth; the idea is that he will be able to feel when he is wet (and really, we don't want him to be too comfortable in his diapers).  It also forces us to change the diaper more frequently.  Which brings me to point #2...
2. Change diapers in the washroom and sit him on the potty at every change.  The thought was to get him associating the washroom with where he does his business.  I didn't really expect him to start going on the potty and never wear diapers again (although wouldn't that be nice?).  What did happen was a bit of a surprise though; even though he isn't dry when we change him, he is managing to actually put some pee in the potty when he sits on it.  Not all the time, and usually not very much, but he is trying and is managing to do something about 80% of the time.  I'll call that a good start!

That's about it.  So far I'm not doing a sticker chart or any other reward system.  I'm not sure that he's ready for that yet.  I'm not going to push him, just let him know that this is how things are done and encourage him to do it.  If he doesn't it's no big deal, it will come with time.  Even though he is not going to train as easily as his sister (she was kind of a potty training freak of nature) I'm pretty confident that he will not be in diapers forever :)