Quality Friday: Flushed Away.

I just spent over an hour, going between the toilet and the potty chair with H. He sits on the toilet and a few minutes later needs to flush. He sits again and then decides that the potty chair would be a better place to be. He started out fully clothed, minus the diaper and now, as I type this he is officially naked with socks running amok.

I guess, if it wasn't official before, it is now. We're beginning to potty train.*


For the last two months, he has hidden whenever he's gone the infamous number 2. Between hiding in his room, or under his crib, behind furniture. He comes out with an unpleasant stench and has even begun to tell us he needs to be changed.

We knew he was getting close which is why he got a potty chair and big boy underwear for Christmas. I just wasn't sure what this whole little process was going to look like.

Wednesday during a coffee/play date with friends, he pulled out the Diaper Clutch. Removed one diaper and the wipes and handed them to me.

"Do you need a new diaper?" I asked.

"No." He answered. As he grunted, turned red and then reached for me to pick him up.

"Do you need a new diaper now?" I asked again.

"Yeah."

Yesterday we had a close call at my dad's, with his last diaper already on him, he got the look. To the bathroom we went and made it just in time.

This morning again he started ripping his clothes off rapidly, I got the potty chair and him seated on it just in time.

I know this is just the start of what could be a long process, but I can't help but feel a touch of pride. He's changing and growing and becoming more and more of a little man everyday.

So, amidst all of the busyness and fun parts of our week, my quality Friday moment is this. Learning right alongside him what this whole potty thing is all about. Even if it means I must go now and clean up some pee off the floor. Oops.

Happy Quality Friday!


*I wish I could share more pictures, but most of them wouldn't be decent. And yes, I am fully aware that his potty chair was in the living room for the picture . For whatever reason he likes it to be out of the bathroom. Figure that one out.