Our daughter is potty training. For those who are starting or about to start this process; in our household we would highly recommend “Bear and the Big Blue House.” This simple video from The Jim Henson Company has propelled this concept much faster than I think we could have on our own.
This afternoon was a misadventure worth noting. Miss Heather desired to sit on the potty. I left the bathroom and soon heard her calling me that she had a big poop. I come to find she had gotten up from the potty seat and had accidentally pooped on the floor of the bathroom. I cleaned it and her up and encouraged her to stay on the potty next time until finished all the while ensuring she knew that I was not upset about the mess. We left the room and continued with our day.
Later, I came into the bathroom where moments earlier I noticed her playing with her tooth brush that had been carelessly left out from earlier in the day. She was washing her hands and I looked at the tooth brush that was now sitting on the bathroom counter to discover a brown smear on it. She then informs me that she was helping clean. Which left me pondering; where did this come from. I think I figured it out, or at least I hope I did. At the time of the original incident I failed to look closely at the potty seat itself, and I suspect that perhaps there was a smear of pop that I missed when whipping it down. Part of me is embarrassed to admit that I missed cleaning up pop, but the reality is that no harm was done and I am sure I would have noticed it before too long as I clean the bathrooms regularly.
Oh and yes I got a new tooth brush for her.
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