we began potty training my two and a half year old son about two months ago. believe it or not, he caught on immediately. "go potty get candy" was his preferred mantra whenever the subject was brought about. yes, we had accidents, but who doesn't? i mean i can't imagine what potty training must be like for a kid. what is the motivation to stop being able to urinate whenever and wherever? i mean sure, going potty on the toilet warrants candy and all sorts of praise but in exchange for having to actually FIND a place to relieve yourself? having to stop playing with whatever entertaining toy you've found? i would personally enjoy not having to get up in the middle of the movies after downing a sixty-four ounce soda. "did you see the part where...?" nope sorry i was potty trained as a child.
all of that aside, i'm insanely proud of my little boy. since those two months his chant has evolved into "go poop get lots of candy!" which isn't working out as well as we'd hoped, but hey it's only been a few months. don't most boys take on average a year or some crazy statistic like that? i suppose if i'm going to be a serious blogger i better do my research.
speaking of this newfound blogging thing, i have a few reasons for starting it up:
a) i miss xanga.
b) i need an outlet.
and c) i'm hoping i will quietly rise to fame and fortune and sell award-winning books and the like.
a girl can dream.
anywho, getting donovan potty trained is really our first parental accomplishment. i mean they're super easy when they're babies. they learn most of the important stuff all on their own. walking, talking, you don't have to put much effort into it. but potty training is a whole different story. if you don't take them constantly to the potty, it will never happen. and trust me, there are thousands of times (literally) when i've just wanted to stick a damn pull-up on and forget about it. you can't, though, and it's a real test of your responsibility level as a parent i think. so honestly, i practically beam when someone compliments van on his potty skills. they're saying, "gosh your parents rock." (or something to that effect). okay, okay, so donovan should get some of the credit for being an insanely genius boy who understands the concept of not getting thomas the tank engine or lightning mcqueen wet (they don't like that, you know).
still, though...as parents, we rock.
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