a glimmer of H-O-pee-E

so about a month ago, quentin became terrified of the potty. he wouldn't go near it. the minimal progress we had made was flushed down the drain. after a few weeks of barely even mentioning the potty, i started to casually mention it again, read the books again, but not force him to sit on it. we also bought a costco-sized bag of m&ms to see if all out bribery would work. yesterday he asked to sit on the potty. he only squeezed out a few drops and was all done. i gave him a m&m and left him diaper-less. he asked to sit on the potty two more times last night, actually producing substantial amounts of pee each time. i left the jar of candy in the bathroom and have been giving him one while he's still sitting on the pot to really drive home the connection. it must be working because he has asked to go to the potty three times already today, peeing each time. he did poop in his pants already once today, but otherwise his diapers are dry. as Q has been saying each time he gets a m&m, "candy is good."