Potty Mouths

We have begun prepping Thomas for potty training.  We tried once before, but, it didn't take.  This time around he's showing a little more interest.

He likes the books we borrowed from the library on going potty - they receive his rapt attention.  He LOVES the potty training cartoon movie we borrowed from the library.  (The rest of us are a little bit tired of it, having watched it six or seven times in a row over the last two days).  He's sort of okay with sitting on the potty, but he's not really interested in staying there so much as he likes putting toilet paper in it and flushing. He doesn't really seem motivated by keeping the print (that disappears when wet) on his Pull-Up.

We're planning a potty party for him next Monday morning (for more info see: Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day).  I spoke with the author of this book and while it doesn't really mean that your child will be fully potty trained in a day, it's a great jump start.

And it's been very entertaining to enter this world again.  For Adam, it's been a little too entertaining.

Adam's friend Isaac came over to play on Tuesday.  They had fun playing Legos, swinging on the swing set, jumping on the trampoline (even though I told them to wait at least 15 minutes after eating and they only waited about fifteen seconds).  They were about to go outside again when Adam stopped Isaac.  "Wait," he said, "I have something to tell you.  Well, see, my little brother is two and he's learning how to use the potty.  And he has this potty training movie and it has a train in it.  And you know what it says? (He's so excited he's jumbling all his words together because this is SOOOOOO funny to him).  Well, you know how trains always go Chugga Chugga Chugga Chugga Choo Choo?"  "Yeah," says Isaac, seeming confused.  "Well, on this potty training movie, instead of saying Chuga Chugga Chugga Choo Choo, it says "Chugga Chugga Chugga POO POO."  Both boys break into hysterical laughter.  They are beside themselves.  It is the funniest thing they have ever heard.

Guess who else thought it was funny?

Thomas.

So now he runs around screaming "Chugga Poo Poo... Chugga Poo Poo" and then laughing like a loon.

Sigh.

Potty training 101.  I hope Max catches on quickly when it's his turn.