Dare I say it?

Ethan is toilet trained!
He is 3 years and 4 months old. I've waited for this for a very long time. It has been soooo expensive (not to mention annoying) having 2 kids in nappies, but I was adamant that I wouldn't push Ethan into anything, that he would train himself when he was ready.
It has now been 10 days with no nappies. The first 4 days he had one accident each day, usually early in the day before he "realised" he was wearing underpants, or late in the day when he was getting tired. The next 5 days were accident-free. Yesterday he had 2 accidents but both times it happened right outside the toilet door when he had taken himself without telling us first, and couldn't get his pants down in time. I don't think it was any sort of setback.
We started the whole toilet training process very casually about a year ago. He was happy to use the toilet every now and then, but it was according to his schedule. He never took to the potty, but preferred to sit on the "big toilet" from the start. I realise now that is a huge advantage because he will use any toilet - at preschool, at the shops, at church, at Nana's house. And he will happily wee in a garden or drain if there is no toilet in close proximity. Fabulous. And no, I don't care what people think when they walk past and see him doing it.
Yesterday I was hanging the washing out and I almost shed a tear as I was pegging up those little size 3 underpants. It felt so good! I'm looking forward to the time when Tyler is toilet trained as well. It will save us a lot of money! And I think the guys who collect our rubbish will be happier, too. LOL :)