It's potty time

Asher wears cloth diapers so he is very aware of when he pees and poops. He has recently begun telling me right after it happens. *Yes, I am aware that it seems this information is useless after the fact, but those who know better than me say it the first step in potty training.* He has also begun requesting to be put on the potty. Here are the steps he feels necessary for going potty:

1. Run to mama, saying "poo poo, poo poo", holding the potty seat. (Mama gets very excited at this point because she can see a pinprick of light at the end of the Swishing Dirty Diapers Tunnel.)

2. Run to the bathroom door, which has to be locked because I know how to open all doors. (Refer to previous post if you need a refresher about what he likes to do with free access to the toilet.) Keep saying "poo poo" in a pleading tone.

3. Throw up the toilet lid, including the seat, and throw the potty seat on. Mama then has to correctly place the seat on the toilet.

4. Dance impatiently as Mama takes off my pants, cover, and diaper.

5. Crawl up on potty.

6. Immediately say, "book, book". The only "books" in our bathroom are Modern Bride, W, and Vogue. If you've seen any of these "books", they are huge, much taller than me sitting down, so Mama has to balance the "book" for me on my knees.

7. Browse reading material for pictures of cars, trucks, planes, and fish.

8. Have Mama kiss my knees repeatedly.

9. Crawl off potty, no "poo poo" in sight.

10. Have diaper and clothes put back on.

11. Promptly go into a corner and poop in my diaper. (At this point, the small glimmer at the end of Mama's tunnel is promptly extinguished.)

12. Repeat cycle twice a day.