Potty Training Update

Well, we finally started potty training this week. It has been an up and down roller coaster, but I think we are having success.
Tuesday - the first day. I had a friend tell me that whenever her boy had an accident, she put him in a cold bath. I thought this may work for Luke. So we started with that. Bad idea! I put him in underwear and skipped the pull-ups. After 4 accidents within an hour, I thought this can't be working. We both spent the whole morning crying together and I was ready to give up. After his nap, dad came home and things went amazingly better. Of course, it always happens that way, as soon as Greg gets home. He went pee and poop in the potty for the first time.
Wednesday - After the horrible morning the day before, I decided to use the pull-ups. This worked a lot better. I made him a chart that he could put a sticker on every time he peed or pooped. He loved the stickers. After so many stickers, he can pick a prize. We still had some accidents, but not too bad.
Thursday - Things were going better and better every day. Today I decided to try a test. He was doing great at home, but I wanted to see how he would do outside the house. We went on a walk to my sister's house, 5 minutes away. He tried going potty when we got there, but nothing. He and his cousin went downstairs to play for a few minutes. I went to check on him, and of course he peed and pooped. Luckily he was wearing his pull-ups. So we went home. He did better the rest of the day, but still a couple of accidents while helping his dad outside.
Friday - We went to the zoo with my family and I was worried how this would affect our progress. The days before, I had been giving him a lot of juice to help him with peeing. I thought that would not be a good idea for the zoo trip. So he just drank milk and some water. He did great and even went pee at the zoo in the potty. We made it through the whole day without any accidents. I was shocked.
Saturday - Luke is doing amazingly well. I thought it would take a lot longer to get the hang of it. I still don't trust him to wear underwear all day, but he does better every day. Today he peed and pooped in the potty all by himself. I was vacuuming and I didn't see where Luke went. He came back and said, "Mommy, I peed all by myself!!" He was so proud. I went to check to see if it was true or if he just made a mess on the floor. He made it to the potty and pulled his pants down all by himself. Of course, he didn't control it very well and there was pee running down the side of the toilet and some hit his pants. But, he did it. All by himself. I hope things will continue to get better. Hopefully, by the time I go back to school in two weeks, he will be okay to be on his own. Thanks for all the great advice!!