Untitled and Open-Ended

"We don't have to think up a title 'til we get the ... book written." — Carl Sandburg

I wanted to start a blog to share stories about my son with family and friends. I spent hours brainstorming a blog title that works for my 1-year-old and that will still work when he is 8 or 15. It is so amazing to realize that as much as I love this child, I barely know the person he will become. His future is so full of possibilities.... And so we won't limit him with a title on his blog.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Things the Mother of a Potty-Training Child Should Be Prepared to Say

Sweetie, why don't you go pee-pee in the potty?
I'll give you a [piece of candy] if you pee-pee in the potty.
Don't pee on the sofa, okay?
No, don't pee on your train track.
No, don't pee on your train.
No, don't pee in the dog's food.
No! Don't pee on the dog!!!!!

And do you know what a potty-training toddler learns to say when he pees all over the floor? "OOOOOOOH NOOOOOOO!"

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: LOL! It will all be over soon and become a distant memory. Very distant!!!; February 18, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Jenn said...: At least when you hear "OOOOOOH NOOOOO!" You know to go look for the puddle in the floor :-D; February 18, 2009 at 7:16 PM
Anonymous said...: I gave Autumn (and I've done it to Noah, too) a towel and made her clean up the pee. She never saw it as the negative reinforcement that I hoped for but at least I wasn't the one cleaning up pee all day. She made the mess, she cleaned it up!; February 23, 2009 at 5:19 PM

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Things the Mother of a Potty-Training Child Should Be Prepared to Say

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