A Puppy or a Preston?

This past week was another frustrating week for potty-training at our house! Friday morning, I was ready to give up. Preston sat and sat on the little potty chair, to no avail. I knew he had to go #2, but he didn't have any luck there. I answered a phonecall (my mistake) and told Preston he could get up. After he got up (and before I put his diaper back on) is when the ACTION happened. I felt like I had an untrained puppy. There was poo on the bathroom floor, and again in the hallway. (GASP, carpet!!) As I was approaching Preston, he stepped back (onto the poo) and smooshed it into the carpet. YIKES. I lysol wiped/windexed/baby-wiped the carpet until I felt it had been sufficiently cleaned.

Ew.

This morning, at 5:45 am - I tried to move my legs, and couldn't. It felt like there was a lead weight on me. I sat up, to see Preston laying on top of the covers, at my feet. I'm not sure how long he'd been up - but the kitchen light was on (so he'd prowled the house...) and ended up at the foot of my bed. I pulled him up to snuggle with me, and then ended up putting him back in his bed shortly after 6am, where he did go back to sleep! Kinda felt again like I owned a puppy. :) 

Potty-training is going much better, and hopefully we'll make great strides this week. A relative had jokingly suggested using a laxative to help him 'go'...but, it was a much needed idea! Preston was in PAIN over the weekend...but just couldn't have success going #2 on the potty. He'd tell me he had to go, and we would sit and sit in the bathroom...no luck! Almost an hour spend trying Saturday night, Sunday morning about 30 min. more, and much crying for Preston - but the children's laxative I'd given him Saturday night HELPED!! Sunday around noon he had great success! I'm hoping that will be encouragement for him, now that he can see he's such a 'big-boy'...(and because he earned quite the jackpot of mini-m&m's.)

Sorry for all the 'potty-talk' but that's about the extent of the excitement around here. :) Besides, what is a blog for, if you can't tell it like it is? HaPpY MoNdAy!!!