Two big steps

Christopher is having one of those weeks when he is starting to really get things that we've been working on for weeks.
Yesterday, he stayed dry all day. No accidents, no need for diapers, no real problems. He wore one pair of underpants all day, and when he took them off to put on his nighttime diaper and pajamas, we seriously considered framing them. Did it go that smoothly today? No. There were a few cases of "got to the bathroom in time, but didn't get naked in time." And a few temper tantrums. But he seems to get that when he has to go, he should head for the bathroom. And that's something we were starting to think we'd need electroshock to accomplish.
I have been telling Brian that once he gets the potty thing, a lot of other stuff will start to fall into place. As if to prove my point, he and his daddy started yelling for me to come outside and see something. The something was Christopher pedaling up and down the sidewalk on his tricycle. Not using his feet to motor along at frighteningly high speeds, but actually pedaling. While steering. Right before dinner, he even threw in a little line tracing with his new book and dry erase marker.
Any way you look at it, that's a big day. And he proved it when his little head suddenly sank onto the table during dinner and he was out for the count - at 6:45.