So here we are. Naked from the waist down. Brand new Cars underwear
and pull-ups as far as the eye can see and a toilet that sings when you
lift the seat, which sounds kind of like a recipe for disaster but no.
I'm actually really having fun with this whole potty situation. Maybe
because for now, we're keeping it indoors. Underwear is reserved for
after school only (for now) and when we go on walks around the block
Archer's rocking pull-ups again. But diapers? We are weaning those
babies for good!
I was not so excited about the prospect
of potty-training (come on, like who is?). I was especially unstoked
because of Archer's communication issues and his difficulty
articulating his needs re: toilet time. But now that Archer's talking
more (and more) and I can understand him: "I go potty mommy! I go
pee-pee now!" I figured the time had come. And apparently so did Archer.
Archer
thinks going pee in the potty is the coolest thing ever. Poop? Not so
much. He cries for his diaper when he has to go and I get sad and
confused and don't know what to do. So I went online and bought these
books:
Where's the Poop by Julie Markes and Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi.
I
have learned that the secret of parenting Archer well is to let him
take his time. He is not someone who should or can be pushed. In fact,
the day he decided to use the potty was the day I stopped asking him
to. He's like a teenage girl that way. So I don't want to scare, push
or upset him into pooping on the potty. I just want to excite him by
the awesome prospect of potty-pooping.
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