to bring you this oh-so-special message...
ArtsyFartsyMarathon Mommy will be taking a temporary hiatus and will return in two weeks. Please don't shed a tear and refrain from moping about. I'll be back sooner then you can say "Ben & Jerry's Mint Cookie Ice Cream."
But just to tide you over until I return, I will sign off with this little story...
We are about to start Potty Boot Camp with Sawyer. We are waiting until we get back from vacation to do this but just to test the waters I told Sawyer a few days ago..."If you want to practice being a big boy I will let you go outside and pee on the apple tree just this once." A skeptical but surprisingly enthusiastic Sawyer replied, "I can take off my dipe-oohr??? And pee pee OUT-TIDE????!!!" I answered encouragingly, "Oh yes, yes, YES Beanie! Mommy would love it if you would even consider pee peeing somewhere other then your diaper!!" I honestly doubted he would even try since he is adamantly and fundamentally opposed to going near the general vicinity of a toilet.
But run outside and pee on the tree, he did. Enthusiastically. Maybe a little TOO enthusiastically. After his newfound liberation of "tree peeing" he ran onto the deck and tried to pee on his roller coaster. Then he ran and tried to pee on the dog. And then into the house happily exclaiming, "Now I pee pee in the doggy bowl!" Basically any object in his view became prime pee-pee territory. He was elated at his freedom. I chased him around the house and finally managed to wrestle him back into pull ups. Clearly he is ready to commit to potty training even if he says otherwise. I think if I could strategically place random toilets around the house and yard, this potty training stuff would be a snap.
See you in two weeks,
ArtsyFartsyMarathon Mommy
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