Adventures in Potty Training

So, I thought I should probably write down the few "advetures" I remember us having over these last 4 months or so, especially after my last post. Some of it is just too funny to not write down! So, here's a few...

Adventures in Potty Training, Part 1

"When your child says he has to go to the bathroom 15 minutes after he had previously gone, he probably does"

Thru a LONG series of events, we ended up at the baby department in Nordstroms. I like (well, love) Nordstroms (hellllooooo SHOES!) but the prices... eh, I could go to Target for the same thing at 1/3 of the price. Anyways, we were looking at diaper bags (Petunia Picklebottom for anyone wondering...) and Payton announced he had to go. I was finishing up and told him that he'd just went a few minutes ago (literally, less than 15 minutes earlier and he hadn't had anything to drink...) and we'd head there in a minute. Him and Honour were playing, but just next to me and not being unruly at all. So, a few minutes passes, I finish up, and look over to find the leg of Payton's pants wet and a big puddle on the floor right in the middle of Nordstroms! umm... If it was K-Mart, I don't think I'd be so mortified. The lady behind the counter looked at me as if I was a white trash mom that just let her kids make a mess and not care. Awesome. I cleaned it up and we swiftly left Nordstroms. I haven't been back since.

Adventures in Potty Training, Part 2

"Poop can be scary"

As we were driving down the freeway at 75MPH (that's the speed limit here folks!), I hear Payton crying. I look back and Payton is arching his back as best he can and holding his bunz. Here's the conversation:

PAYTON: Owie! Scared! Monsterrrrrrr coming!!!!

ME: Do you need to poop?

PAYTON: No poop in undies mom! MONSTER COMING! (still holding his bunz)

ME: Is your poop a monster?

PAYTON: Poop. Monster. Scary.

Poop can be pretty scary for a 2 year old when it's not in the toilet.

Adventures in Potty Training, Part 3

"There's always water to drink"

I had just given Payton a cup of water. About 3 minutes later, it was all too quiet... So, I went to look for him. I found him pouring out water into the toilet. Not a bad thing, EXCEPT, his mouth was wet and he said "Look mom! Water! I drink it." I can only imagine HOW much he had drank out of the toilet. At least it was flushed... Gross.