Much in the line of me not using my brain, I thought it would be a good idea to start potty training Caterpillar. He’s been showing signs of readiness for quite a while, but I keep putting it off, thinking ‘he’s not old enough yet!’. He’s turning two in November, so I figured I should just give in and go with it.
So, I went to the store and bought a potty.
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Did you know they have a guard for boys? How smart is that!? Obviously I am in way over my head here, people.
He sat there for a VERY long time reading, drinking juice and water, water and juice, but nothing more than sitting.
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Lots of tooting in typical boy fashion, but no pee.
After two (!) hours, lots of crying (mostly on my part), I let him get up. He ran into Monkey’s room, and I just knew he was going to mark his territory like a dog.
So I grabbed him, sat him down and went to get something. I came back to ‘Mommy, I pee-peed and I’m all done’.
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Sure enough, he went in his potty.
All of that waiting, and I missed it.
When it was about time to start the whole process all over again, I realized we are heading to Disney World in two weeks, and if this whole potty training thing starts to catch on in his mind, I’m creating a bunch more work and frustration for myself.
That’s the end of potty training for now.
The end.
Your Local Mother of The Year Nominee,
Angie
I’m so proud he did it! It won’t be long after Disney and he will officially be a big boy! That means it’s time for another 😉