ZOMGWTFBBQNHLTNTL&O:CI

[phinnia]

So I went into the child's bathroom for something, don't remember what now.
THE CHILD (my son. MY SON. The one I figured would be wearing diapers to his PROM.) actually USED the potty HIMSELF WITHOUT PARENTAL INTERVENTION.
(I am not obnoxious enough to use blinky flashy text. But imagine it.)

See, part of why the potty training thing is a HUGE DEAL (aside from the fact that he's nearly five, so damnit I'm sick of diapers already) is that a lot of drop-in childcares won't take kids that aren't potty trained. If he actually becomes potty trained before I die, then there are many more options for leaving him for a few hours, which is sometimes the perfect thing.

ZOMG.

On the other hand, I wish that we were content to wear diapers at night. Damnit, I just changed the bedsheets YESTERDAY.

I have been up since five-thirty. Is it possible to get headaches from lack of sleep? Argh.

Comments

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Yay for potty usage!!

Boo for needing to launder the sheets!

And, yes, you can get headaches from lack of sleep.

[phoenixsong]

Yay Seaners!

Is it possible to get headaches from lack of sleep?
Yes. All the time. My body will also sometimes confuse "way overtired" with "low blood sugar". Naptime with mommy after school?

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

No school today - only four days a week. :-D Fortunately that meant there was 'morning naptime with a accompaniment of Broadway showtunes'.
The happy bunny always makes me grin hugely. :-D

[bookgirlwa.livejournal.com]

Congrats to you and your little man, marvelous news!!! Definitely worth blinky flashy text. :-D

Oh, yes, very possible to get headaches from lack of sleep - happens all the time to me.

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

Woo-HOO! Sammy was five when I finally convinced her that it was far more comfortable and easy to actually *use the bathroom*. So, I know your pain. I hope the potty training continues with no problems.:)

What about Good Nights? They're pull-ups that are made to be worn at night...I think they're supposed to look like real underpants, so that kids can wear them on sleepovers without being humilated, but I'm not sure, 'cause we just bought regular pull-ups till she stopped needing them.

Gessi

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

He won't wear ANYTHING. The child likes to sleep nekkid, especially in the summer. :-D If he manages to fall asleep in a diaper he's fine, but if not there's always puddles in the morning.

[saoba.livejournal.com]

When I had two in diapers and was swamped with a great despair of ever getting them trained my grandmother took me to lunch and let me vent.

Finally she reached over and patted my hand.

"I've never heard of a bride walking down the aisle carrying a pacifier, or a kid going off to college still needing to be wrestled onto the potty by brute force. It may seem like potty training has been your whole life but really, it does end."

She gets mad props in my book for not giving me the 'they're only little for a short time, so enjoy it' line, which would have at that point driven me to a violent episode of some kind. She just told me it wouldn't last forever and let it go. Oh, and bought me a cocktail (or three) with lunch which is something more people should do for the parents of small children.

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

"bought me a cocktail (or three) with lunch which is something more people should do for the parents of small children."

I'll keep that one in mind :)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

I adore your grandmother. :-)
That line makes me crazy. I find pretty much without fail that anyone who uses it doesn't remember how much WORK little kids can be.

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Whoohoo! That's brilliant :)

[newtypeshadow.livejournal.com]

yay! that's wonderful news! ^_^ (well, using the potty by himself. congrats!)

[doubletake.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAAY SEANERS! YAAAAAY SEANERS!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY for mommy and daddy! :) :) :)

[kengr]

Well, a friend has a kid in middle school who "doesn't notice" sometimes, and messes his pants.
Can you say "major pain"?

[doubletake.livejournal.com]

I just thought of something. I know tape bombed...but what about that glue famous people use when they're trying to stay in a dress that was meant for a whore? Or floppy socks glue? *evil evil grin*

[kengr]

Bad idea. Spirit gum will peel off (somewhat painfully). Anything strong is apt to be stronger than the skin...

[m-dash.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!!!

[nellwyn.livejournal.com]

Good news! Invest in several (3-5) fitted sheets. We have some from when I trained Mark (and then Mariella). My in-laws swore by their method, which was to take their kids and hold them over the toilet about four hours after they'd gone to sleep. They claimed their sons stayed asleep while peeing on the toilet.

I never tried that. I did used to go in about 30 minutes before Mark would wake up and bodily lift him to the toilet (or onto the potty). I didn't do that with Mariella. Best of luck. I've changed sheets three times during a night for a couple of nights. Sleep? What's that?

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Interesting methods. :-D If we could get the child back to sleeping later than we do, I might try yours.
Thanks! Good luck to you, too. Are girls easier than boys, or is that a total myth?