When I turned 16 months Mommy decided it was time to start potty training! What in the world was she thinking!? I wasn't ready but mommy was too cute getting all excited about the process. Well- the excitement didn't last too long!
Mommy started by having me watch a short cartoon-ish film (only 10 minutes) about a little girl named Prudence (Once upon a potty) and how her grandma bought her a potty. Prudence went poo poo and pee pee in her diaper just like me, but then one day she started going on the potty. Everyone seemed so proud of little Prudence. But I didn't see what the fuss was all about. Poop in the potty- poop in your diaper. Hey, at least I'm pooping, right???? ;)
Well mommy didn't stop there. We went to Barns and Noble and picked out three books for me to read and we even stopped at Walmart and mommy let me pick out my own potty. Of course I picked the green froggy! RIBBBIT! I loved it! I carried it the whole way through the store, showing everyone my new potty!
We got it home and the very next day mommy started sitting me on the potty. At first it was fun. Mommy got all excited, she clapped and cheered while I sat there and she read me the three books. Okay Mom. I'll sit. You read. This is easy.
Until one day.... after mommy sat me on the potty- every hour, on the hour, I just had to go. So I went. It's just pee pee. What's the big deal? The big deal!? Mommy went CRAZY! She clapped an cheered and jumped for joy. She even called papa at work to tell him the BIG news. BIG news??? I pee pee everyday, what is so special about this time?
You even gave me a cookie? You mean to tell me if I go pee pee on the potty I get a cookie? Well now! that changes EVERYTHING!
So sitting on the potty continued. I would go once a day on the potty. Main because mommy sat me on the darn thing every hour! OF COURSE I am going to end up peeing on the potty!
After about two weeks, I think mommy simply got tired. I mean, having get me to the potty every hour of the day and to only have ONE pee pee on the potty (and a RARE poop). I think mommy finally realized that I was only do so because I was sitting on it for so long. SO mommy decided to give it a break.... At least for another month!
For a month- I watched mommy go potty. I watched as my froggy potty sat there. On the floor. Collecting dust. But I didn't want to sit on it anymore. I didn't even want to go near it!
Then one day mommy took me back to the store. And she had me pick out some very nosey plastic "panties" and some thick cotton ones too. I giggled a little on the inside. Okay mom. I guess it's time to humor you again.
Off goes the diaper. On goes the cotton panties and the plastic ones on top of that. OH boy! this is worse than a diaper! First off- I still go pee pee in the cotton ones. They soak up moisture pretty well! Second off- these plastic panties make me sweat! Third off- They are too nosey when I walk! All the toddlers will KNOW I am wearing these things if they are around! How embarrassing!
These didn't last long- thank goodness!
I would pee in them. I didn't care. I would poop in them. I didn't care. So mommy just had an even bigger mess to deal with in the end. Needless to say- there they sit- the plastic and the cotton panties- in one of my drawers.
Mommy decided to give up. And I won the battle (this time). Mommy didn't mention going potty. Mommy didn't put on the cotton panties and mommy didn't have me sit on the potty anymore.
Mommy told me that she'd wait to potty train me in the fall. Okay mom. So you want to wait until it's cooler out, so I have more clothes to deal with putting on and pulling off. Hmmm.... I am not sure this is going to work either!
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I do like to surprise mommy. I am now 19 months (nearing 20!) and over the past few days I have started to really realize what is going on in my tummy and when I really need to go pee pee and when I need to go poo poo.
I let mommy know when I go pee pee. And I've started telling mommy when I go poo poo too! Mommy tells me she is so proud of me! I am finally ready to go potty on my froggy and maybe even wear those cotton panties mommy bought for me!
But now mommy said that we are going to be going on vacation to see grandma (who lives in CA!) and that she wants to wait until we get back so we don't have to worry about finding a potty when we are away from home.
WHAT!? You mean to tell me, all this fuss, all this sitting on the potty, all these cookies....and NOW that I tell you when I need to go- YOU want ME to WAIT!?!?!
Okay mommy. Papa is right, you are crazy!
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