Omigoodness - He Did It!!!

I know.........in the scheme of things we have NOT been potty training all that long. I dabbled in it really - bought the stuff - stuck him on the potty - had some success, but really never got very far with it. Even started into the anger phase of it all personally. Well...........TheKing probably got a bit peeved too since there was no consistancy for what he did - BigGuy and I dangled rewards over his head that he never achieved - and he really never learned WHY he should use the bathroom. So in all fairness to TheKing - BigGuy and I were stinkin' up the joint when it came to being good Potty Trainers.

and then came a simple suggestion attached to much LOVE and PRAISE for a book by my friend F.................she writes Stranger Then Fiction. In a Facebook comment to something I wrote about potty training she suggested the book Toilet Training In Less Than A Day. (don't click and look inside - this is just a pic I found on a website) I will be very honest - love F, but really thought "what fool would think you could train you kid to use the potty in a day?" I knew there was a catch. And then the week from awful place happened (the kids don't like it when I say H - E - double hockey sticks). I was just an awful mom. I was in tears almost everyday because I was certain I was the worst mom ever. And most of it was directed at TheKing because he was being the worst too. Only I am the big kid in this so really to blame a 3 year old didn't make much sense. I stepped back a bit - looked at what was going on - and figured that if we could potty train successfully it would take some of our edge out - and if we could spend more time snuggling it would take the rest of hte edge out.

That was the plan.

The only flaw was - potty training sucks (sorry kids had to use that one) and I had tried all my tricks. We (TheKing and I - because let's be honest - BigGuy is lucky enough to get out of this shit (used as a pun - I am not a big curser) were to the point that HE was bartering his pee and poop to me - "I will pee on the potty if you give me a cookie."

BigGuy took the kids to SuperStars softball game. I had TheKing. We went to the bookstore. We only have 2 and a half bookstores here - you big city kids are Sooooooo Lucky in that respect. Anyway.........first book store I can't find it......helper dudette looks it up - hmmmmmmmmmmmmm seems to have been sold out for eternity with 4 orders and a full order of 9 books coming in next week. "It is a very popular book. Hey, did you know Dr. Phil had a thing on potty training just this week. I think he based his suggestions on this book. Want me to order you a copy?"

Of course NOW - because it is sold out and completely unavailable to me - I totally HAVE TO HAVE this book. Crap (pun intended) figures Dr. Phil would do a thing on it - now every mom that watches his show will be buying this. Speaking of which - I have never ever seen Dr. Phil on tv around here - when is that on?

So I order a copy and push on to the .5 book store. Also known as Target. No copy there. So I move down the road to Borders..............no helper dudette or dude there. And find the book - tucked into a place it doesn't belong - which is probably good for me because I found it. Why? Who knows.........I knew it was there somewhere and didn't want to leave without it. Why it was in the breastfeeding section I have no idea - don't really even care - just glad it was.

And it said - you have to have a potty chair & a baby that pees. I am 1 book in now - so we go buy the toilet - BabyDaddy can pee if we make him.

I showed BigGuy the book. He had little faith - but he wasn't the one that was dealing with the shit - so he said "Go for it". Then he left with Spidey to BoyScout camp for the weekend. SuperStar and I were left.

Sunday morning came and we began training...........I could bore you with all the details............but really haven't I bored you enough already? Instead I will say...........he was trained by 1pm!!! I Kid You NOT! And in the afternoon he came to me and said, "Mommy I need to poop on the potty". And I looked around for my child - recognized him - embraced him - and thanks F for the book.

But I still thought...........tomorrow is another day. We will see.

And the next day.....he woke dry......went on the potty.......we went shopping and he said, "Mommy I need to poop on the potty" and he did...........

And now he says things like, "I want to keep my body clean" and I think I may have bought my last package of pull ups.