Poos in the potty. Who would have thought 4 years ago that something as gross, stinky and uninteresting would now bring me so much joy... and it does, it really, really does. Sad? Yes, a little. But heck when you are a mother to toddlers you gotta take what you can get! So I will happily take poos in the potty.
I've been blessed with children who just seem to want to get out of nappies ASAP. Elly was a breeze and it only took her 3 days (if that) and perfectly timed it months before Noah was born so that I only had one in nappies... thanks El. Now, with a little over 3 months to go before bub no. 3 arrives, Noah seems to want to follow in his sister's footsteps....HALLELUJAH!
He has been going to the potty every now and then to do wees, but today he did his first poo in the potty! He did it with no prompts, reminders, bribes, pointers, or assistance. I wasn't even expecting him to do this for months, and I feel so bad that I doubted him and didn't think he would even be ready for potty training for ages, but he just decided for himself that it was time. Thanks for proving me wrong Noah. Instead he simply headed to the toilet, grabbed his potty, placed it in the spot he prefers it to be, took pants and nappy off, did his thing, and flushed them down the toilet as he waved good-bye to them. I was stunned as I watched from around the corner, and I was so proud of my big boy that I even broke into my happy dance... yes, I have a happy dance for moments such as these.
Now this only means one thing. Time to bring out the Huggies pull-ups and wiggle undies, have a large bottle of 'Domestos' and a bucket and mop on hand, not leave the house for a couple of days and just see how we go. Personally, I was hoping to not have to do this right now, but I know I will be kicking myself later if I let this opportunity slip me by. So here we go. Potty training again. Wish me luck!
ps. Ok, I promise to make this the last post regarding wees and poos... for now. Meanwhile, here are some pics of a much cuter subject. These photos are a little old now- they're before he turned 2, his hair was a lot longer and he definitely wasn't using the potty then. Just goes to show how much can change in such little time :(
Good luck honey, I knew my clever little grandson could do it...xoxoox
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean, I think I put it off longer than I needed to with Rio, all thanks to the people who said "boys were slow at potty training and not good at it at all!" well did Rio prove them all wrong, he was fully potty trained in five days and out of pull ups (including bedtime, he refused to wear them) in two weeks! I wished I would have done it sooner. So, "Go Noah Go!" So proud of him:)
ReplyDeletewhen he is done can he come and teach Bella. Goodness who thought it would be so tough - i know she understands the whole concept but just refuses to do it! Little grubs! Good luck with Noah, im sure he will follow through and be out of nappies before bubby comes - you lucky thing!
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