So now I know why I've been putting off potty training the boys. Let's just say that my stomach is still in knots from dealing with it all week. We've been dipping our toes in the water of potty training for a while now, but always get put off by utter failure. One morning, we went through eight pairs of underwear and shorts by 10am. Obviously, that didn't go well. So back to the diaper/pull-up half-assed attempts we went.
The true motivation for getting potty trained came when the boys and I went to pick Nicole up from school one day and she was doing a hammering exercise, where they use a plastic hammer to drive golf tees into a firm, yet spongy board. Once I told them that they would indeed get to do hammering if they move up to "the big kids" class, they were sold (because to move up to the "big kids class," you have to be potty trained). On to potty training. Dane, in his usual single-minded manner, began to potty train up a storm. All mental blocks were tossed aside and he was going poo-poo and pee-pee on the potty like a pint-sized madman.
Now, while I appreciate that Dane is so enthusiastic about using the potty, he has, in typical Dane fashion, now taken it to the extreme. The kid has to go pee every five minutes now. I am not exaggerating! It is absolutely exhausting. Not only that, but we are often forced to go potty in not-so-ideal places. Yesterday, he was peeing on a patch of grass in the back of an outdoor strip mall. When the workers at the tire place spotted us, they yelled, "Hey, we don't live in Arkansas!" I was so angry, but also felt like crying. I would love to see those buffoons try and get two not-so-compliant 3-year-olds to an available restroom in time to avoid an accident.
Logie's bladder is thankfully a bit larger than a teaspoon so we're not having the same problem with him. His issue is that he refuses to go poop in the potty. Sorry if that sounds blunt, but there it is. Needless to say, I've been throwing away a lot of underwear.
Fun stuff eh? Let's just say Pee Eeeee is not my favorite class!
The boys are blissfully unaware that mommy is about to have a nervous breakdown over potty training
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