Mama Byrd » potty training

Because it wasn’t mortifying enough to be overheard in the store, I put it on my blog…

Jennifer — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:56:30 +0000

I took Phillip with me to the store today to buy a few “necessities.” Unfortunately, it was lunch-time and the store was very crowded.

When I stopped to pick up a much-needed feminine product, he stomped his foot. “No, Mama, I want to buy Diego pull-ups!”

“These are not for you, Phillip. They’re for me.”

“Mama, you wear pull-up diapers?”

He says whatever is on his mind

Jennifer — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:25:35 +0000

I haven’t posted about “funny things that Phillip says” in a while, so all of his funny comments are piling up, just waiting to get out.

He has been observing our school situation (Caleb is homeschooled, and Ellie goes to public school) without much comment, so I wasn’t really sure how he was processing it until recently. I heard him playing with his little people when he said, “You can’t go to school. You’re not a girl! Boys don’t go to school.” Seems we may need to have a little clarification.

With his third birthday just around the corner, Phillip has been potty-trained for a while; however, he still needs help removing and replacing his clothes, so every trip is pretty much a two-person job. Earlier in the week, he cocked his head at me lovingly while he was doing his business and said, “Mommy, I can’t pee without you.” I’m not quite sure that is a good thing.

Another thing he is learning is how to pray before he goes to bed. He’s been learning this for a while, but for the past few months he’s been stuck in a rut. His routine prayer is to say, “Jesus, thank you for that and that and that” indiscriminately. We’ve been working on being specific about “that,” and he is making progress. Last week, he prayed one of the sweetest prayers I’ve ever heard. He said, “Jesus, thank you for being my friend. Jesus loves me, Amen.”

You can lead a child to the potty, but you can’t make him poop

Jennifer — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:30:00 +0000

We just spent 3 or 4 days potty training, and we’re exhausted! Phillip and I did a “potty training boot camp” last week, and he really is using the potty pretty consistently now. He even made it to church yesterday in underwear, and he didn’t have an accident.

We hit a little glitch, however, when it came to pooping in the potty. The boy went 3 whole days without pooping, until he finally couldn’t hold back any longer and went 3 times yesterday. I had heard the above saying before and thought it was funny, but it never felt as true as it did last week.

The funniest quote of the week came from Phillip on Saturday morning, when he told me (in all caps): “NOTHING YOU CAN DO CAN MAKE ME GO TO THE POTTY!!” About 30 seconds later, he decided (thankfully) to go on his own.

They grow up so fast

Jennifer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:24:00 +0000

Phillip sat me down and very seriously said, “Mom, I have to tell you something.”

“Yes?” I answered.

“Today, I’m going to college.”

“Really?” I asked.

“Yes, and you’re going with me! And I’m going to drive.”

“That’s great!” I said.

“Right after you put me up there on the potty so I can poop.”