Recently I arrived home to hear cries of “quick come here” coming from the bathroom. Still with my coat on, I bounded up the stairs to find POD pointing at her potty and proudly declaring “I ablute Mummy, I ablute”.
Our toddler had christened her potty. It was no longer a hat, a frisbee or a boat. Or an ark for her bath animals. Much praise followed, not to mention hugging, high fives and star giving. Anyone would think we’d won the lottery.
Since then POD has devised her own potty training regime:
1. Line potty with tissue
2. Sit on potty
3. Say “I on potty”
4. Laugh
5. Pretend potty is a car [or stomp feet in shower]
6. Place tissue in toilet
7. Unravel more toilet tissue
8. Line potty
9. Announce “I go wee wee”
10. Wee in potty
So there we have it, the potty has been reincarnated as a nest. Last night POD said “thank you your Majesty” when I flushed her gubbins down the toilet. This was closely followed with *another* attempt to turn me into a frog.
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Ever hear of the little girl that tried to flush a box of Cream of Wheat down the toilet? That was my girl. I decided she didn’t like it.
That sounds incredibly messy! I’m sure we have much of that to come 🙂
Ablute? Lining the potty? Your POD sure is one sophisticated miss when it comes to toilet business! Sounds as though you have some joyful times ahead 😉
Ha ha – she’s coping Daddy I suspect! Not sure she’s sophisticated yet but thank you. I’m so looking forward to the knicker transition 🙂
Sounds all very calm and ladylike – I like POD’s style! Maybe she could pop over here and whip mine into shape?!
I don’t think she is but very nice of you to say! We’ve had a couple of carpet and lap accidents but there’s still time. I suspect it will be a long old process 🙂
Yay, what a clever girl!
Thanks Emma – it will be a fun journey I’m sure 🙂
What a clever girl x
Thanks Susan – she’s very pleased with herself 🙂
Hurray! She’s cracked it! Now to get her to manage it in less than 2 hours 😉
That would be superb – can you organise that?!
I love the ‘Your Majesty’ bit hahahaha!
She’s hilarious – she thinks she’s Nanny Plum 🙂
Ablute? Hahaha. I do love it when children learn ‘proper’ words and not baby ones, but I’ve never heard of a child saying ablute before! 😀
Thanks Jenny – she’s a copycat and picked that one up from her Daddy! It sounds funny coming from a toddler 🙂
At least she tells you x I caught baby man playing with middle mans full potty the other day!
Ha ha – she doesn’t always and she likes to strip! That must have been a shocker for you the other day!
You’ve just sent shivers down my spine Charly. I have a one potty by the loo so my two ‘know that it is there’… maybe I should have two? I’m dreading the prospect of it all… sounds like you’ve ‘cracked it’ though… Best, Jamie
I wouldn’t worry, we’ve had a potty for about a year and it’s had a wide range of uses. She’s not using it all the time yet either – we’ve had stripping and accidents! We’re on the way though which is great 🙂
Tee hee I love the “thank you your majesty”. Where do they get these lines?! Well done both of you and thanks for linking up to S2S2D 🙂
Thanks Suzanne – there’s more coming, I’m hosting on Sunday *for the first time*
Far more sophisticated than either of my boys were… I’m holding out hope for the wee girl now 🙂 Adorable xx
Thanks Sara – we’re keeping our fingers crossed she gets the hang of it soon 🙂
I love the ‘thank you your majesty’ It’s nice that she appreciates you so much!
Thank you – she’s so kind isn’t she! I suspect she thinks she’s Nanny Plum 🙂
That is brilliant, well done POD! I remember the first time my son went ‘wee wee’ on his potty after so long trying, so special we made such a fuss!
Thank you – we were so chuffed. It’s brilliant when they finally go after using the potty as a hat 🙂
The likening to nesting really made me chuckle. Aren’t they so funny these wee ones. Thanks!
Thanks Emma, she’s hilarious. Had me waiting half an hour this evening – to do a wee!
So that is why they call it sitting on the throne?!! She is obviously becoming Queen of the toilet – fantastic!!
Ha ha very funny! She’s hilarious, the potty was full to the brim with toilet paper earlier 🙂
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Haha this made me laugh!