on tuesday evening ozzy peed in the potty.
on wednesday, he had no interest whatsoever in the potty. all i got was pee on the floor.
today (thurs), as i am scurrying to get myself and two children washed, dressed, fed, and ready to leave the house in a matter of 50 minutes, i hear ozzy (who is running around diaperless) say: "uh oh! mommy! potty!" which immediately catches my attention, and without hesitation i snatch him up and start hauling ass to the bathroom, holding him in front of me, facing out (so he doesnt accidentally pee on me in transit), screeching as i'm running, "what? potty? ozzy, potty? do you have to pee pee?" he's just hanging from my hands like a wet noodle, nodding slowly and calmly says, "yesh." (meanwhile i'm thinking, why's the potty so frickin' far? can't i keep it in the kitchen?)
i park him in front of the potty, takes him a second to get started, and then he pees in the potty. meanwhile, i'm gently cheering him from the sidelines, but mimi, who had immediately jumped and came tearing after me when i started running, is also cheering him, while standing at the doorway, jumping up and down and energetically screaming, "yay! ozzy! good boy! you're doing it!" srsly? every body should have such a cheerleader in their lives.
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yesterday was st patty's day. as usual, when i picked mimi up from school, i asked her how her day was. she says, it was the best day ever! why's that? i ask. she said they had green cupcakes and everyone got chocolate gold coins except her, she got some toy gold coins because the chocolate one might not be safe (peanut contamination), but that was okay with her because she liked the toy ones better. and they got to play outside TWICE. and when we got home she was going to look for the leprechaun's gold.
hmmm. how do you know it's at our house? i asked her. my teacher told me, she says. (i was not able to get any more info from her on this). i told her there wasnt any gold in our house. it's at the end of the rainbow. when i tell her this, her frown at hearing there was no gold, dissipated like clouds breaking on a sunny day. and she smiles broadly and says, "i know just where to find the rainbow, mom." we get inside and she goes running upstairs. i hear some tinkling noises and when i go to investigate, i find her reaching thru the bannister rails, to get to the crystals hanging on the foyer chandelier, her fingertips just barely brushing them. "mimi, leave those crystals alone!" i tell her sternly. still trying to reach the crystals, she says "but mom! i need them to make a rainbow! you know if the light goes through it the rainbow comes out on the other side. and then i'll find the gold!"
on wednesday, he had no interest whatsoever in the potty. all i got was pee on the floor.
today (thurs), as i am scurrying to get myself and two children washed, dressed, fed, and ready to leave the house in a matter of 50 minutes, i hear ozzy (who is running around diaperless) say: "uh oh! mommy! potty!" which immediately catches my attention, and without hesitation i snatch him up and start hauling ass to the bathroom, holding him in front of me, facing out (so he doesnt accidentally pee on me in transit), screeching as i'm running, "what? potty? ozzy, potty? do you have to pee pee?" he's just hanging from my hands like a wet noodle, nodding slowly and calmly says, "yesh." (meanwhile i'm thinking, why's the potty so frickin' far? can't i keep it in the kitchen?)
i park him in front of the potty, takes him a second to get started, and then he pees in the potty. meanwhile, i'm gently cheering him from the sidelines, but mimi, who had immediately jumped and came tearing after me when i started running, is also cheering him, while standing at the doorway, jumping up and down and energetically screaming, "yay! ozzy! good boy! you're doing it!" srsly? every body should have such a cheerleader in their lives.
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yesterday was st patty's day. as usual, when i picked mimi up from school, i asked her how her day was. she says, it was the best day ever! why's that? i ask. she said they had green cupcakes and everyone got chocolate gold coins except her, she got some toy gold coins because the chocolate one might not be safe (peanut contamination), but that was okay with her because she liked the toy ones better. and they got to play outside TWICE. and when we got home she was going to look for the leprechaun's gold.
hmmm. how do you know it's at our house? i asked her. my teacher told me, she says. (i was not able to get any more info from her on this). i told her there wasnt any gold in our house. it's at the end of the rainbow. when i tell her this, her frown at hearing there was no gold, dissipated like clouds breaking on a sunny day. and she smiles broadly and says, "i know just where to find the rainbow, mom." we get inside and she goes running upstairs. i hear some tinkling noises and when i go to investigate, i find her reaching thru the bannister rails, to get to the crystals hanging on the foyer chandelier, her fingertips just barely brushing them. "mimi, leave those crystals alone!" i tell her sternly. still trying to reach the crystals, she says "but mom! i need them to make a rainbow! you know if the light goes through it the rainbow comes out on the other side. and then i'll find the gold!"
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