Potty Training?

No, Landon is not potty trained nor have I actually started to really work with him. I will ask him if he wants to try before I put his diaper on before bed and that is about the effort I have put forth. I am waiting until he shows signs that he is ready, and until recently, there have been none. His preschool teachers have him "try" every day and on most days he will come home with a sticker for going potty. It seems though lately, when we get into a public place, Landon feels the need to begin his training right there and then.

We were in Target the other night and as we are leaving he announces "Potty, Mommy". "Are you sure?" I ask hoping that we don't need to begin his training in a Target bathroom. The idea of him using the Target facilities isn't very appealing to me. "Yeah, potty." he replies and gives me a funny look for questioning him. So we venture into the bathroom (Andy waits outside with Chase) and the first thing we see is a stall door barely hanging by one hinge, so we skip that stall and go to the next. Landon decides to point out all of the "dirt" around the toilet bowl as I am telling him to touch nothing and reminding him that there are germs all over. So I hoist him up holding him high enough to go, trying not to let any of his body parts touch and he ends up resting his knees on the seat while he successfully pees and I cringe thinking he needs to wash his knees as well as his hands but not wanting to turn him into a germ-a-phobe. He washes his hands after going (I skipped the knees) and as we are walking out, he turns to me and says, "Sticker, Mommy?"