So Marlo has become obsessed with the potty lately, which is both very exciting and very not. She's had a potty book for a while that she has now pulled in to heavy rotation. We just bought her an actual potty chair the other day during a harrowing trip to Toys R Us. She's been sitting on it, fully clothed, reading books or watching TV.* I wondered if maybe I shouldn't let her sit on the potty in the middle of the living room, but then I thought, hey, how often do you get to sit on a toilet without having to miss (pause) the action in your favorite TV shows? Right now, it appears Elmo is taking a turn on the potty, while Elmo's World plays on the screen. What a narcissist.
If potty training wasn't such (alleged) ass pain, I would be ready to be in the throes of it. What I am more ready for is the burning of my entire cloth diaper stash, and two blissful years of disposable diapers. Lately the diapers have been way harshing my mellow, what with the three teething poops a day and all. And also there's the whole part where Marlo is old enough to have an opinion about everything, including diaper changes. Her opinions tend to be quite strong on the subject, and mostly negative.
Now she's eating her snack on the potty. I should probably stop this. Although I am getting more and more convinced she just thinks it's a nifty plastic throne. I was thinking the other day how much I wished I lived in olden times, where I would have a chamber maid to come in my room in the morning, throw back the shades, wake me gently and hand me my pot - you know, eliminating that long walk to the bathroom. Then I realized that chamber maids DO still exist, and I am one of them. There's no justice.
* I mean, not watching TV. Ha ha, she's only 17 months old, why would I be letting her watch TV? More nervous laughter, ha ha ha.
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Ha! "They" really do make you feel guilty about tv, don't they? I read some article where "they" said kids shouldn't be exposed to any tv at all until they're 2. Wha-wha-whaaaat? Exactly how do they think I'm going to get dinner cooked without the tv? Please.
I like your blog. Everything I've read sounds veeery familiar. Except now I feel guilty that I haven't even brought a potty into the house yet. I read in a Super Nanny book that a good sign to watch for to see when your kid is ready for the potty is that at some point between 2-3, their diapers will be mostly dry when they wake up, indicating that they've developed some control over their bladder, and if you try it before then, it's a lost cause. I thought that was a good tip.
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