Boys and Their…Toys
Bean is back on track with his potty training again. He’s not even really potty training anymore. He’s pretty much housebroken.
(I know that’s a puppy terms, but toddlers are a lot like puppies in some areas, right???)
So, we’ve been celebrating a lot about no accidents. When he comes home from school, he tells us all about how he didn’t have any accidents. And when he goes potty, he tells us all about it. A couple weeks ago, he even announced to the entire restaurant where we were having dinner, “DAD! I JUST PEE PEE’D IN THE POTTY!” He’s a proud peacock these days.
Well, last week, I was in the bathroom with him while he went potty. We were chatting while we waited and then all of a sudden he gets really quiet. Then he smiled like the Cheshire Cat and yelled out to me, “Mom! I went poopy in the potty!”
And just as he sat on the potty and said that, he started peeing before he even knew it. And he peed in about a five foot arc out in front of himself. It caught both of us so off-guard that we just stood there, wide-eyed with gaping mouths. Just as I was trying to come up with something positive to say, Bean sighed heavily, slumped his shoulders, and said, “Oh, man…”
I about died. DIED, I tell you!
He looked so defeated. It was the funniest, sweetest, most real thing ever! We decided to celebrate the potty instead of the accidental urine arc that flooded the bathroom floor.
You win some, you lose some, Bean Man.
13 Comments
Jordan
hahah, thanks for the good laugh tonight!
Nicole
Is it just me, or does Bean look about 8 years old in this photo? Holy big boy, Batman. Also, I know I am an imaginary friend, but I’ve missed your posts while you’ve been sick. I felt like I was missing a real life every day type of friend 🙂
Sarah@Crazy Love Gamble-Style
I love all the good laughs you are providing tonight!! So funny!!
HeatherM
I love your analogy between dogs and toddlers! I’ve always wanted to make that analogy, but I was afraid I would offend a parent. And there is fact behind this too- they say a smart dog has the cognitive capacity of a 2-3 yr old child. I’m hoping raising a well-adjusted dog together w/ my husband is good practice for parenthood some day…but then again, I don’t think you can ever be really prepared for motherhood before you have kids.
Kat
HAHAHHAHHA aw man! He is SO CUTE
Renee
Love it. Who would have ever thought potty training could be so entertaining?
Michelle
This is hilarious!! I can’t wait for him to read about this story when he’s 16! OH Bean!
Heather O.
LOL! My son just turned 4 and in the potty training phase we were in a store bathroom filled with people. He and I in the same stall. He went potty and then I had to go quick before finishing running around. Once I finished going he looked at me with a big smile and said “good job peeing in the potty Mommy! I am so proud of you!”.
Rebecca @ The Reluctant Housewife
oh my goodness! So funny! Potty training stories are always the best! love it…
kiersten
Aww, bless his little heart. He tries so hard to make you guys proud. Keep him motivated! Potty training can be very interesting. I remember a few incidents with my baby cousins doing the same thing Bean did. In my family we call it the “fountain of youth”.
Mindee@ourfrontdoor
Man. A guy just can’t get a break. Yet another reason why it’s good to be a girl.
Grandma
Big Boy! My Big Boy!
Lori @ I Can Grow People
I love this post! P-Bo is about half trained over here and we have many funny moments in the bathroom these days. Isn’t it crazy to think back to when we were both pregnant with our babies and now they are these little talking BOYS now?!