5am: Crying 3 year old, soaked pjs, sheets, blankets, etc.
No worries. We're potty training, she wants to wear panties to bed instead of expensive princess pull-ups that we already bought. No worries. Strip the bed, dry off, clean clothes, clean sheets and blankets, kiss and back to bed.
8am: Crying 3 year old. Soaked pjs, sheets, blankets, etc.
No worries. Etc. Except the back to bed part.
9:30am Happy 3 year old at swim lessons having the time of her life. No fear, no hesitations. "I was brave mom, just like we said!"
11:30am Out for lunch with Daddy. Bathroom: Good mommy puts the protective sheet onto the potty for happy 3 year old. It doesn't perforate and when precious child pees, it spills over the paper onto clean, dry and only pair of panties, shorts and floor. Surprisingly patient mommy cleans the floor with 16 (I counted) paper towels, rinses out panties and wraps them discreetly in several more paper towels. Mommy uses more paper towels and "dries" shorts as best as she can and convinces cheerful 3 year old to wear them anyway. "hee hee. I'm not wearing panties!" "That's okay, we won't tell anyone." "How about Daddy. Can I tell him?"
"Annika, what do you think about wearing pull-ups tonight for bedtime?"
"Yeah, sure. That's a good idea."
At least John is potty trained!
(I forgot. Then Jacob pooped in the tub so I had the privilege of washing them both twice. And the tub. And all the tub toys.)
7 comments:
Oh, boy...the glamours life of a mother. She will have to read this when she's older and thank you big time! :) Potty training is not fun!!
Oh the joys of motherhood.... Good luck with potty training!
Now about the tissue seat covers - I have always pre-perforated and then put it down. I just thought that was they way to do it. Maybe try that next time!
what a patient, patient, PATIENT mommy you are! Did I mention, patient? :)
Oh boy, potty training! I get to do it in about a year again. Ahh! I hope you are doing well.
I feel your pain! We're potty training too!
I stumbled across your blog tonight through a friend's blog and I just had to THANK you. Oh man. I laughed til I cried reading your posts. Thank you for sharing. Have you thought of writing a book?
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