Is it really only 11:42 a.m.? I feel like I've been up for days. Six hours in to this boot-camp style potty training experience and I'm pooped. Ha.
Here's how the morning has gone:
Successes: Five (Many of which were cheered on by Mommy, Daddy, and Zoey's cousin Finley.)
Accidents: Three
Semi-Successes: Two (One when I walked in to the upstairs bathroom and found her efficiently shaking her own turd from her panties to the toilet...or the general vicinity of the toilet...and one when she wasn't quite positioned properly on the Elmo toilet seat, leading her to clamp her tiny thighs together a bit too hard, creating what I can only describe as a geyser of urine shooting all over the place.)
Loads of laundry: One
Caffeine intake (Mommy): Two (Not bad.)
Stocks I am considering investing in: Lysol, Softsoap, Hanes.
Soooo, tonight we are going to my cousin's baseball game, which Zoey is thrilled about. (Kenny, who is 16 and beyond cool in Zoey's eyes, has become her new idol.) Question: I don't think I'm ready to brave big-girl-panties-in-the-real-world yet. And the thought of having to shake a poo into a Port-A-Potty (or....worse...the bushes) makes me want to heave. Does it send a mixed message to a two and a half year old when you put on diapers for some occasions and big girl panties for others? And at what point am I just going to have to commit to the idea that I'll be hosing out the carseat several times a week due to accidents?
At least it's summer and I can leave it in the driveway to air out.
2 comments:
I've done it both ways...ease into it and go all out. I'm currently voting for go all out. Yes, Jensen did shit his pants today when he was with Joe at work, and no Joe didn't have a change of clothes (even though I recommended), but Jensen has been much quicker then Faith. We pretty much tossed out the diapers (only use at bedtime) and are a go on underwear. After day 2 we've had very few accidents. Maybe one a day, but mostly none.
on the up-swing of all this, zoey's turd productivity could have served kenny well, and you could have thrown genuine poo at the other team's members or annoying members' parents. i think you're underestimating the positives here.
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