Daniel has finally taken an interest in potty training. I think in part because of his age and in part because I started bribing him with chocolate. (Note to all other pre-potty training mommies out there – no chocolate after 4pm!)
We have accumulated 3 different potty seats that go on a regular toliet over the years in addition to a potty chair that is more his size. He requested the potty chair – which has been packed up still since our last move (7 months ago)!
We took it out of the garage, removed it from the plastic bag it was in, clorox wiped it down, and put it in the master bathroom.
He was stripped down to nothing before I could stop him – trying to explain that not ALL of the clothes have to come off is pointless at this time, as many of you may have also experienced!

So I gave him a board book – easily sanitizable, right? – and stepped into the bedroom to sort laundry. DO NOT LEAVE A TODDLER UNATTENDED ON A POTTY SEAT! They will not stay there. Duh! I could have told me that!
Next thing I know I am hearing a strange thumping noise that I just can’t place. So I call out and ask Daniel what he is doing. ‘Going Potty’ he responds.

Obviously there is more than potty-ing going on in there, so I round the corner and see that he has chosen one of the toilet-top potty seats and is up there rapidly unrolling the toilet paper off of the roll – hence the thumping sound.
‘STOP!!’ I holler. He has already half filled the toilet with paper and the remainder of the roll is in a pile next to the toilet.

Mommy: ‘Daniel, that is NOT what you do with the toilet paper!’
Daniel: ‘But toilet paper is for the toilet’

ARGHH! How do you respond to such logic? It is more than I can deal with this early on the morning! Especially since I am trying to stop drinking coffee. Maybe I’ll conquer my caffeine addiction after Daniel conquers the potty!