My daughter is 3. She is not potty trained. But she tells us immediately after she’s peed in her diaper.
I PEED!
Yup. You know you envy me.
Yesterday, she was having a hard time going, #2. It was such hard work that she fell asleep while sitting at the kitchen table drinking apple juice - in hopes of making the task of “clearing the passage” a bit “smoother”.
When she woke up I suggested we move her to the potty and try there…
She sat. And sat. And sat. And sat. And sat. And sat. I could tell she was working the right muscles for all the toot-smell that filled the bathroom. But no poopie.
She had had enough and tried to make her escape. On my knees, I tried to bribe her to stay:
Mom: If you poo-poo, I’ll give you candy.
Lucy: No.
Mom: Popscicle?
Lucy: No.
Mom: Ice cream?
Lucy: No.
Mom: I’ll buy you a purse!
Shutup, I know…
Lucy: No.
Mom: A purse with a doggie in it?!?!
Lucy: No.
Mom: M&M’s?
Lucy: No.
Mom: Marshmallows?
Lucy: OK
So she sat. And sat. And sat. And sat. And sat. And sat.
Lucy (hop, hop, hopping with arms above head): I did it! I did it! I did it! I PEED!!!
Mom: YAY!!! YAY!!! Good job Lucy!!!
*splash*
Apparently, since Lucy is so new at this “peeing on the potty” thing- she didn’t realize she needed to sit until she was done. Instead, she did a little pee-pee-ing, realized she “did it!” and then finished on the floor - cheering all the way.
I gotta say - except for the fact that I had to wipe up a pint of pee off my floor - it was the cutest thing ever. Oh the depth of joy children experience. I’m a little jealous… of the all-out-joy part, not the pee-on-the-floor part - just to clarify.
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That’s so funny. I must say, as much as I would another kid I would want a potty-trained one…but you will soon be diaper-free!
Fun times.
Did she get marshmallows? Or is that only a poop prize?
I wish I got a prize every time I pooped!
:-)
HA! That is the cutest thing I’ve heard all day. And I’m with Bubba’s Sis. I want an M&M every time I poo.
Ha:)
I love this little story! You are so funny!
I have a 21 month old..she has a little potty..but she has never peed or pooped in it..only peed on the floors.
Gonna have to try the MARSHMALLOWS:)
I waited until my kids were three before I tried potty training them. I just didn’t want to have to clean up mess after mess. I figured there would be fewer accidents if I waited. Does that make me a bad mom?
Anyway, I totally get the bribing thing. We have a picture of our daughter on the potty with her newly acquired tiara. She could only wear it while on the potty and she loved wearing it.
My youngest I thought would be the biggest challenge. The week before the kids were to stay with my in-laws, I started training him. They had him for a week and he was trained. Completely. Sneaky Mommy.