Alex has been potty trained for months, as chronicled here, but the long, slow ride is finally completely over. She took to the potty like she does everything else... quickly, but on her own schedule. But some combination of fear and frugality (we still had diapers on hand) kept her swathed at night. It was never necessary. She maybe once in the last four months peed at night. Never caca. Then last week, diapers dwindling, we asked if she should wear panties to bed. Okay. No problem. And not a problem since. This left only one hurdle.
When she first started the training, we bought her a little toilet...
It was the cutest thing ever. She used it, she used the big potty. Then, over the last few months, I have waged war on the little potty. You see, ever time she uses it, you have to clean it. Dribbles of pee. Smears of poo. And occasionally touching an unusually tall pile on the way to a wipe.
I started to convince her that big girls use the big potty. "Like Mama?" she asked. Yes, yes. And she has, more and more, used the big potty. Almost exclusively of late. Then today I asked her if we could just get rid of the little potty. "Yeah... that's for babies." she condescended.
Our tiny little bathroom just got a touch bigger.
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Another milestone passed. She is getting so big so fast. Slow down the ride or before you know it she will be in school.
and would have bought many cars, got one degree after the other and you would be playing with your grandchildren ,
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