Once upon a potty

Well apparently mushrooms are more of an acquired taste than I thought!  For me mushrooms are a food group.  I should definitely note for the record, though, that I'm not a big crab fan.  I generally don't like foods with such a high effort to edible quotient.  But that dip is SO not crabby; in fact you'd hardly guess there was crab in there at all.  Next time I make it in a bread bowl, I'll definitely post some additional photos of the final product. 

Also, I didn't mean to jump straight from I USED TO BE FAT right into GO MAKE THIS FATTENING CRAB DIP.  I swear I'm not that schizophrenic!  I'm still working on my next few gastric bypass surgery installments and I promise to get to the part where I talk about how it's been five years and now I basically eat whatever I want and get to stay a size 14.  Diets are evil.  Hallelujah!  Amen. 

So yesterday Genoa walked up to me and said, "Mommy! I go pee-pee in a potty!"  Her diaper was dry, so I shot out of my chair and helped her hover her tiny buns above the porcelain to no avail.  It's scary up there for such an itty bitty girl!  So I ordered her a couple of potty chairs.  I learned my lesson with Alex and the constant scrubbing of all the stupid potty chair parts, so I got two: the Baby Bjorn for upstairs and this one for downstairs:

I can't wait till it gets here!  We actually chose it together and I know she's going to love it.  It's hard to believe she's already showing signs that she's ready to train (she holds it all night, warns me when she's going to go, immediately asks to be changed, etc.).   I remember trying in vain to train Alex at this age when he was showing similar signs, though, so we'll see how it works out.  Kids are ready when they're ready and there's really nothing I can do except recognize when the time is right.  She's been telling me when she needs to go for months now, so I think I'd be remiss not to at least give it a shot.

Comments

[Kelly]

Way to go Genoa! And those potties are awesome- I used to have the same for my boys.

[Sara]

YAY for potty training! Ever since my son was born I hoped he would be potty trained by the time he was 3. He's 34 months old and he's going on 3 weeks in big boy underwear and he's only had 3 accidents since we started! I'm so proud of my boy and so excited for you guys!

[Tana]

Yeah!! We love potty time!! I have heard that girls tend to learn sooner than the boys. But, I have no first hand experience....since I don't have any girls!!

[Kim]

Boys are so much harder to train than girls...my eight year old is still not making it through every night, so I am thrilled for that the little one is already holding it while she sleeps. That is something to celebrate!

[Ellen]

Go genoa!

My daughter was trained a few months ago- before two, same age as Genoa. I wasn't expecting her to do it then, but she asked to use the potty and voila- within 2 days was out of diapers. It's worked out beautifully- seemed to be really the right time for her, she was really enthusiastic and there's never been a power struggle over it. We too use the little Bjorn for home. She sits and reads and pees. I carry one of those cushy potty rings for trips away- makes the library/gas station restroom not intimidating for such a tiny girl. Good luck !