Monday, April 13, 2009

here we go again

i HATE potty training. i HATE it. i've said it before, and i'll probably say it again before i'm done with diapers. we bought a princess potty. but then we had tons of company. i was going to give myself a day to rest between easter and the deed.

but when she went to get her diaper changed this morning, she asked for the potty... really? really? ugh. i'm confined to the house all week. every 10 minutes i'm at the potty...

so she's been in panties all morning. we've actually had pee pee in the potty. unbelievable. but perhaps the most ingenious thing this morning came from matthew.

if alaythia goes pee pee on the potty she knows she gets a piece of candy. can-ee to alaythia. BUT if isaiah helps her, by reading to her while she's on the potty HE gets a piece of candy too. so i have a helper. he sits and reads to her, in hopes that he too might get some of the loot they collected yesterday.

brilliant.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Too much!!! Oh the power of canee.
If only more things in life were under the power of canee.

Remember girls are always easier to potty train.

Bev

Anonymous said...

Emily just said she got a raisin when she did the "deed"...and she wanted the raisin... funny!

mom

Heidi said...

I am with you on the potty training. One of the things I dreaded most about having kids...seriously! Hope the girls being easier thing holds true for you.

I have been thinking a lot about you...are you finding out what your little one is? Have you visted our blog lately?

Anonymous said...

Oh, man, I hated potty training, too. We wore the cover off "Everyone Poops". Great idea, Isaiah reading to Alaythia. I wish I'd thought of that!

Anonymous said...

That was from Aunt Sandi, by the way :)

julie martin said...

brilliant, matthew.

tommysmommy said...

so much to look forward too!