On Sunday evening I decided to be more forceful in the Charles potty training effort. To try and prevent another overflow problem, I tried to get him to use the potty before going to bed. I got him on the potty but he wouldn’t actually use it. I tried the running water trick, and the hand in warm water trick but it was all completely ineffectual. I did notice that he was so thirsty that after a bit he started pulling his hand out of the water and sucking at the drops, at which point I gave up and put him to bed.
Charles got up very early Tuesday morning (4:45 AM) and wanted to come sleep in our bed. Seeing an opportunity, I demanded that he use the potty before he was allowed in. I once again got him on the potty, but he still refused to use it. I decided to wait him out.
Shortly after 6 AM, Mom woke up and came in to spell me while I caught up some sleep. Mom gave up around 7 AM and sent Charles to his own bed. I should note that Charles was sitting on the potty for almost all of this time. So we now know that he can hold his bladder for at least a couple of hours, as long as he is sitting on a toilet.