I have to admit it - the battle of the potty is a quagmire. Charles is a dedicated and clever opponent who at present has our advance stymied.
At the beginning of the week, I had secured an agreement with my ally “Mom” to watch Corwin if I managed to trap Charles on the potty. So on Wednesday I managed to trap Charles in prime condition - just woken up without a full diaper. I grabbed him to put him on the potty but he responded by immediately wetting himself. Fortunately his night shirt and my shirt soaked up the overflow. Since then, it seems that Charles makes sure to fill his diaper as soon as he wakes up, just in case Dad is lurking about. I may be forced to start grabbing Charles out of the bed before he wakes up and hoping I get his diaper off and him on the potty before he empties his bladder.