Potty Training

Don't worry, no gruesome details, because there are no gruesome details to share! Everything's gone 100 times better than I could have expected. After about a week of lower-half-nakedness we tried pants with no diaper, and he had 2 accidents right in a row, so we went back to lower-half-nakedness. Now, 3 weeks in, he seems to be great with pants and big-boy underwear (though we still haven't attempted any public trips, just because we're wusses. I bet he'd do fine); he sleeps without a diaper, he spends the whole day without a diaper, and he goes to the potty all by himself without announcing he has to go. A few days ago Joe put him down for a nap and Patrick was quiet for about 30 minutes, then he heard the bedroom door open and Patrick pitter-patter over to the bathroom, and then something hit the toilet water.... oh, no! What could it be?? Have no fear, he had pooped and brought it over to flush! We were both mightily impressed. He's quite a guy!