In hindsight, I should have picked up on the fact that Lo would pull something like this, given that her behavior of late is akin to Lindsay Lohan's, circa 2007. (Or always.) She recently figured out how to stealthily remove her diaper, and then not-so-stealthily streak down the hallway, pantsless, shrieking "look at MEEEEEEEE" before careening into any number of large (plastic toy) cars. On the bright side, she is not ornery or -- to my knowledge -- drunk.
This carries over into the night, as well, in that she's been taking off her diaper once she's already in her crib, allegedly settling in for the evening. If we're lucky, she'll crow "I did it!" which tends to tip us off that it's time to go retrieve said diaper. From the hallway floor, since she tosses it outside the room, if she can. If we're not, we'll find ourselves tripping over a diaper when we go in to check on the kids before we go to sleep. I fully believe she is taunting us.
With this background, it should come as no surprise that she decided to toilet train herself earlier this week. Because: of course. I had NOTHING to do with this, I swear. It's not like I made her sit there on some naturally-sourced, hand-hewn olivewood potty, while I sat strumming my (as-yet-nonexistent) guitar, and practicing her Latin flashcards. This was all her, and while the timing could not be worse...
Did I mention that the new place has just been almost fully carpeted? Pray for us, you guys. And our security deposit.
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13 comments:
I am laughing at the diaper-toss. But only because it's not my kid. Eh, sorry.
My 20 m/o has learned to fully undress himself. I feel like it's only a matter of time before the diaper follows. (You can laugh at me then!)
I just can't believe that Lo is TWO. How did that happen?!?
Um. I can relate. my 20-month-old child decided to toilet train herself too.
The DAY I GAVE BIRTH TO HER BABY BROTHER.
super convenient too.
I will pray for you.
Kids! My 21-month-old took his diaper off at some point last night, peed and pooped in his crib, and then played in it. All in all, it's been a shitty morning.
I think it's so polite of her to announce that she's removed her diaper.
My SIL's neighbors have a daughter and when she was little, she used to pull off her poop-filled diaper and then paint the walls and furniture with her poop.
So, that's a silver lining, yes? That she IS NOT DOING THAT?
Ohmahell....I think I would put some duct tape on that diaper. That sounds awful, doesn't it. I promise I don't have a mullet.
On the plus side, mine was trained (rather quickly) at 27 months. He didn't initiate it. He just kept telling me he had to go. So I just put underpants on him and we were done. But during sleep...it's pull ups. I love his sleep too much to bother. That's awful too.
good luck with the carpet!
Best,
Tina
That's why we kept our kids sleeping in onesies until they were trained. Even a dexterous kid will have trouble getting those three snaps under their crotch undone.
How much do I love the title to this post? The PIE CHARTS. (See also: SO much.)
Well, she's thinking that only babies are wearing diapers :)
I enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for sharing.
I can sympathize. My 2 1/2 year old waited until we brought her new brother home from the hospital which happened to be 1 week before we moved!
Poor you! Hope this is done by now. My sister potty trained herself, but I don't know when it was. I second the duct-tape, but maybe onsies are more humane. My dad was always threatening to duct tape us and throw us in a closet if we didn't settle down, so I have a special place in my heart for duct tape.
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