PT Days

My potty-training formula

Well the time has come - at long last! Cohen is almost three years old. Next Tuesday - Aug. 17 - is the actual day, and I am bound and determined to have that boy potty-trained by then! Early on in the life of my firstborn, I heard many a parent say that with boys, if you wait until they're three, you'll have no problems. So I mostly didn't think about it until a few months ago - that is to say when we had to start buying diapers for two! 
We have dabbled a bit here and there with it, but now in days of an intense August heatwave, I'm going for it! We "officially" started today, but I made a Wal-Mart run tonight, and I am ready to go again tomorrow!
For those of you who have yet to ventured into this realm, as in every area of parenting, there are many decisions to be made when deciding on your personal potty-training strategy: sit or stand, bribery or none, candy or stickers, gradual or lock-down mode? Sometimes as a mom I feel more like a full-fledged psychologist than a mom! There is so much of that that takes place during the day - especially when trying to stay ahead of him. Yes, he might be three, but he's a smart (and stubborn) little "critter", as my mom would say!
So pray for us here on 7th St. We're going for it! I figure that a little Thomas the Train and M&Ms will do the trick! We'll see about that!
For you seasoned moms out there, please feel free to comment with your success (or other than!) stories!