I know everyone's different but I'm all about going outside. I didn't even know people used pads inside the house until I found this site (but then again Bella is my first small dog). If you're already training him for outside I would stick with it. Suddenly allowing him to go inside might confuse him. I didn't have any problem training Bella for outside, we used the crate training method which I highly recommend. She was completely potty trained by 5 months. If you're not familiar with this method look in the training forum on this site and you'll find all sorts of information on it. Congrats on your new baby!