Warning: This entry is about poop.
I had a moment of clarity this weekend regarding this whole potty training business--
I realized that potty training is not necessarily an all or nothing type thing.
Violet, I would say, is now completely absolutely partially potty trained.
She wears her special underpants all day (except during naps, when we put the diaper back on), and pees in her kid potty whenever she feels the urge (or in the grown up people toilets at the zoo, park, grocery store, etc.... if we happen to be out)--- but going the big #2 in the potty is not quite happening yet. She went a few times, and afterwards, turned around and stared at her little turd in the potty with a bit of surprise and horror -- pointing, and yelling "not that!!".... and ever since then has conveniently gone poo in her diaper as she is waking up from a nap or nighttime sleep.
The internet tells me that going #2 in the toilet is a bit advanced for a toddler compared to going #1, and I would definitely say that it is proving to be true. At this point, #2 is just a little too much. --too much smelly, too much weirdness all around, too much letting go.
So I've decided that I'm not going to push the deed on her (no pun intended). She's proven to me so far that she's a sensible little thing, and that she needs to take this thing at her own pace.
Sooner or later I figure, just like a cat, she'll realize that pooping where she sleeps isn't really such a great idea, and maybe then we can say goodbye to diapers for good (and mommy can use the extra $$ every month to get an i-phone ;) Ha ha!
I had a moment of clarity this weekend regarding this whole potty training business--
I realized that potty training is not necessarily an all or nothing type thing.
Violet, I would say, is now completely absolutely partially potty trained.
She wears her special underpants all day (except during naps, when we put the diaper back on), and pees in her kid potty whenever she feels the urge (or in the grown up people toilets at the zoo, park, grocery store, etc.... if we happen to be out)--- but going the big #2 in the potty is not quite happening yet. She went a few times, and afterwards, turned around and stared at her little turd in the potty with a bit of surprise and horror -- pointing, and yelling "not that!!".... and ever since then has conveniently gone poo in her diaper as she is waking up from a nap or nighttime sleep.
The internet tells me that going #2 in the toilet is a bit advanced for a toddler compared to going #1, and I would definitely say that it is proving to be true. At this point, #2 is just a little too much. --too much smelly, too much weirdness all around, too much letting go.
So I've decided that I'm not going to push the deed on her (no pun intended). She's proven to me so far that she's a sensible little thing, and that she needs to take this thing at her own pace.
Sooner or later I figure, just like a cat, she'll realize that pooping where she sleeps isn't really such a great idea, and maybe then we can say goodbye to diapers for good (and mommy can use the extra $$ every month to get an i-phone ;) Ha ha!
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