Potty Training

Let me just say that potty training sucks! It is hard work for mommy and Kyle. But we are making improvements each day.
Kyle was showing signs that we was ready and I thought since I have time before going back to school this would the perfect time. It would also be nice to have a few months of diaper freedom before baby brother arrives in December.
The biggest problem in the beginning was finding something that motivated Kyle to sit on the potty. We have tried a variety of things... M&M's, cookies, gerber puffs, silly bandz, singing and dancing and gold (not real gold of course). Now we just rotate through the variety of rewards. (mommy needs to be getting rewards for this job also).
He has new Mickey Mouse underwear. The first day of wearing underwear, was like wearing diapers again. And I had to do a ton of laundry to keep rotating through his 6 pairs. He is now going longer periods of time and sometimes even telling me when he needs to go. And today he has been wearing the same pair of underwear since 9:00 (it is now 5:30). I do put a diaper on him anytime he is sleeping.
We have not left the house since Friday morning and have been totally focused on going on the potty. So today I had to get out for just a few minutes. We went to the store and were gone about a 1/2 hour and we made it back with seconds to spare without an accident!
I think we are getting number 1 down, now it is number 2. He seems scared to do this on the potty. But today he did tell me he had to go, but I could not keep him on the potty long enough and he went 2 seconds after leaving the potty.
I think I have used the words pee pee, poopie and potty more in the last 3 days than I have ever used them in my life.
Kyle is doing a great job and I am SO proud of him.
I think the cutest part is when I ask if he needs to go pee pee and he tells me "no pee pee all gone." I can't wait until I can say "diapers all gone!!!"