Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Potty Training

Well I wrote this once, but it didn't work, so I will try again.  This last week we have started potty training Jackson.  It is my first time potty training anyone, because Brayden was taught by Kirt's mom.  I went into labor with Jackson, sent Brayden to Denise's house for three days, and he came home in red underwear!  I loved it!  This time Denise is in Jerusalem so I am doing in on my own. 
The first day went really well.  He went peepee toilet all day with no accidents, but he couldn't get down the poop thing.  So I cleaned out two pair of underwear (This thanksgiving I am going to be thankful that I didn't live in the clothe diaper era!) and we tried again the next day.  Same story, could do the #1 but not #2.  Well I gave up for a couple of days because I wasn't going to be at home to take him potty every 30 minutes.  Well when we tried again I watched him better.  I saw him in the corner making that "face", you know the concentrating hard face!  I ran him into the bathroom where he proceeded to poop!  I was so excited! (This was one of those moments where I realized you absolutely had to be a mom to be cheering on poop!)  I pointed into the toilet and said, "Look Jackson you did it!"  He looked at me and looked down in the toilet and got really excited!  He then turned to me and pointed at the poop and said, "Look Mom, a fish!"  I about died laughing because he pushed out another piece and said, "Look Mom, another fish!"  After we wiped and washed his hands, Jackson ran out to tell everyone what he had just done.  He ran into the front room and yelled, "I pooped a fish!" 
That was two days ago and now everytime he needs to go #2 he tells me he needs to poop a fish! 

2 comments:

Paul said...

He's doing good if he got it down that fast! Bless his heart! We've never discussed it being a fish before, but Zach does comment on size a lot. I know, more than you wanted to know, right?! :)

Thelissa

Ralph & Debbie said...

Thats a good idea with the fish thing. Wish i had thought of that with all the toilet training i had to do. lol.I wish also my kids had been as fast as yours have. You are very lucky.