I walked into Knox’s room to get him ready for school last week and found this:
It would have been so much funnier if he hadn’t peed all over the bed! For whatever reason, his pants and diaper were deemed offensive and he removed them both. It was so much fun to give him a bath, wash sheets and scrub his mattress at 6:30 in the morning, let me tell you. I hoped he wouldn’t do it again, and yet, two days later, I went into his room to find this:
Rascal! I won’t show you a picture of the other treat he left on the bed. Not only had he peed on it again, but he left a little something more, ahem, substantial as well. So, so gross. It was also apparent that he had not just pooped in his diaper and took it off. He took a gigantic dump directly onto his bed. I do believe that potty training is imminent. I’d much prefer he go in the toilet than on his Pottery Barn comforter… just saying. We had a water resistant mattress cover, which of course in the pattern of my life, was in the wash, so I felt it was time to upgrade to a full-out waterproof cover! I got him some pull-ups for night time, as well, and so far so good. Hopefully my little nudist stays clothed from here on out!
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Oh my! That would have been funny had he not left you those specail littlke treats in his bed. Yuck! Hopefully potty training will go well for you. It can be painful but hopefullt Knox will be excited for this new “big boy” step in his life. What helped us was we let my daughter pick out undies, Yo Gabba Gabba, and we told her she didn’t want to go peepee on her “friends.” They all have accidents but it helped in her case. Best of luck Momma!
Oh man! I can’t help but laugh, but I would NOT be laughing if I had to be the one behind the clean up! My kids have never pooped in their bed (thank goodness!), but pee on sheets is really no fun either. Good luck with potty training! What REALLY works? Naked from the waist down. Did that with all 3 of my kids and you just have to get used to being blind from all the nudity (girls are DEFINITELY easier on the eyes than boys). Set timer for 15-20 minutes and take put on potty when timer dings. One small M&M (or whatever tiny candy he can have) for just sitting on the potty, but 3 for peeing and 5 for pooping. (Pooping is much harder to master and it really comes 3 months after potty training has started (based on my experiences) and they have the peeing mastered. With my boys, I also turned them INWARD on the potty since boys pee goes everywhere if they don’t point their thing down all the way. Plus, when they do start standing to pee, they are already facing that way so they are used to it by then. Just work on the peeing and not the pooping…if you keep that in mind then it’ll be a LOT less stressful. I only did Pull Ups at nap/night, too. They’re the same price as diapers so not cheap!
Oh my goodness! This reminds me of our son Griffin! He did this several times at the same age — and then he liked to “paint” with said remnants. Ew.
Good luck!
I hope you will write about your experience with potty-training! I have a little boy who just turned 3, and was thinking about starting this week. I’m a little nervous.
Ew! LOL, luckily my 3 year old has not attempted this! Side note, he also sleeps with a Scout.
Oh my goodness, he is too funny!!! And soooo cute
….minus the little present 