stephon has given this weekend event a title. it will forever be remembered as the "naked baby weekend!" elise wouldn't keep a shirt on, and shelby kept taking her clothes off so she could be like elise. that made me laugh!
potty training today started out terrible! i'm not a morning person (in case you don't know me) and i tend to have to work a little harder to not get flustered in the morning if things are not going smoothly. and it wasn't smooth!
she peed in her high chair, which i knew was going to happen. it did with shelby, and it should be written somewhere ... "what to expect when potty training: they will pee in their high chair!" they are sitting, relaxed, and half naked... it's going to happen.
here's a little insight... part of the challenge of potty training for the child is getting the potty muscles to relax. this is why they frequently sit and can't do anything until they stand up and go on the floor! at some point, that will be the high chair. hopefully it won't be on mommy's lap! it can be on daddy's lap... i could use a good laugh right about now!
before i could get the high chair apart to clean it (it needed done, anyway, otherwise i have plastic under it so i can just dry, wipe, and disinfect it easily), she pooped in her big girl panties that she was excited to put on! uuugh! it was down her leg, on her feet, on the floor in the bathroom, on the potty seat, on my hands, on the toilet... sigh. okay, i can handle this. clean up the baby. have elise help me clean up the mess. hurry and fold the laundry in the basket so i can get the stuff out of the dryer. move the stuff from the washer to the dryer. wash a load of poo-clothes. finish washing the high chair. re-assemble the high chair.
another piece of good information... have the kid help you clean up accidents. they will see where the poo is supposed to go and will have a little more stake in preventing accidents. of course, this still needs to be done with a smile on your face! don't want to hurt your baby's ego and confidence!
i was really grateful for stephon's help today until he stopped me in mid-flight between disasters and said "she still smells poopy." this may not sound like a big deal, and i feel a little silly now that i'm writing it, but at that moment, my head spun and some poltergeist beast was fighting to come out!
i didn't kill him... didn't say much, really. he's been great this weekend! my sister said she was waiting to potty train until her husband was going to be home, i thought that was a great idea, so i borrowed it :) stephon fixed all the meals this weekend while we sat in the bathroom and helped me in my frenzy to get clean clothes and towels put up for that load that needed washed. potty training when you have help is definitely the way to go!
did i mention that my father-in-law came by for a surprise visit in the middle of all of this!? we were so glad to see him... but i had to laugh at the condition of, well, everything! LOL
the day ended great! elise came to me and used her words to tell me she had to go potty when she needed to go. at the end of the day, i got the best hugs after our potty-dance and stickers. she really seems proud of herself. i'm sure proud of her :)
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