While we were all in the bathroom brushing our teeth before bed, he insisted he sit on his new potty seat. (He's not digging the little potty chairs.) I helped him up and didn't pay closer attention since it's become a common uncompensated request. But as Vanessa and I stood over the sink washing our faces, we started to hear what sounded like pee streaming into the potty. Sure enough, Hendrix was peeing in the potty! We celebrated with hoorays and positive reinforcement.
Now, do I expect mastery anytime soon? Shoot no, but like with Vanessa and Zane, we'll let him decide when he's really ready to do it all the time. I'm prepared for it to be a control thing as it is with many toddlers and preschoolers, so the less attention I give to making it a full commitment, hopefully he'll just casually start doing it sooner rather than later. And then maybe once we get out of diapers we can think about a dog . . . ;-)
