It was a beautiful morning. The sun shined beautifully into our bedroom. And the whining of our two-year-old son got my husband out of bed. “I’ll go check on him,” my husband said.
A few seconds later, I heard my husband yelling for me, saying, “Oh. My. God. You won’t believe this! Come here!”
Now my husband can be pretty dramatic about things, so I didn’t really get too anxious about what he was saying.
I crawled out of bed and went to our son’s room. When I got there, I had a sight to behold…
But before I tell you what I saw, I have to go back to the night before…
Dear Son didn’t want to take a nap, so I decided to let him stay up and just go to bed earlier. Besides, Grandma was in town and it was her last day with him, so I decided to let them do some bonding.
Around 7:30PM, we noticed that Dear Son wasn’t in the room with us. We went to his bedroom to look for him and and found him in the bed asleep! One thing about our son is that he knows when he is sleepy!
We changed his diaper and didn’t put any pants on him. He was starting to wake up just with the diaper change, so we decided to just let him be in his diaper and shirt.
Fast forward to the next morning.
I get in my son’s room and see that my son had an accident of epic proportions. Here’s what happened.
**Disclaimer: Warning…this is gross. **
Dear Son had a bowel movement and decided that he didn’t want it on his bottom. Instead of coming and telling Mommy and Dada that he boo-booed like he usually does, he decided that he was a Big Boy and that he would just take his diaper off while still in his bed. While taking his diaper off, he got it all on his legs and all over his bed. It must have slipped out and got on his blanket and his Spiderman chair. Knowing that boo-boo isn’t supposed to be on your bed and chair, Dear Son decides that he is going to try and clean it up, thus getting it all over his hands and dropping some on the floor in spots.
Poor son. He was truly sorry for the mess he made.
My husband would’ve rather set the room on fire than to clean up all of that poop. I was pretty grossed out myself. But somehow, we reached deep down to the inner core of parenthood and cleaned up our child and his poopy room.
I’m so glad that my husband was home, because I would have had a nuclear meltdown if I had to clean up all of that poop by myself.
Needless to say, we started potty training that very day. It’s been two days later and there hasn’t been any progress that I can see right now.
Pray for me, cause right now, I’m feeling like I’ll be changing diapers forever.
I’m desperate for tips. What has worked for you?
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Oh you poor thing. I'm no help, but thank you for reminding me there are blessings in not being blessed with children too! (Although the dog has had a few similar accidents!)
Aww poor little guy. At least he didn't try to redecorate the color scheme of your walls. When we hit that point with one of my boys, I started duct taping his diaper on. Yes, Duct Tape. It works for everything. Now I'm dealing with a little guy who refuses to wake up when he pees the bed in his sleep.
Good Luck finding a new avenue to take in this lovely road of Potty Training.
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Oh poor thing. That is the worst. Good luck on the potty training. I have 1 done and working on the 2nd. My only advice is if they don't seem that into it, back off. They will do it when they are ready. But also encourage if they seem open to it at all. And don't beat yourself up if it takes awhile. *hugs*
@KK – Lol
@Chelle – You're right. It could have been worse. Hmmm…duct tape….might have to try it!
@Julie – I'm thinking that he may not be ready yet. But I'm so ready for him to be ready!
Oh man! That is awful, lol
The joys of motherhood. Potty training is so hard. I've heard it's harder with boys too. My daughter caught on pretty fast but still had accidents here and there and always seemed to happen when we were out at a store or something. I recently saw these cute little potty training watches. I bet if you searched online you could find one easily. It's a fun little watch that the kids wear that reminds them when it's time to go potty. You can set it to how ever often you want. I don't remember it being expensive either. I definitely want to try it out when my son is ready for potty training.
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Oh my! I don't have children yet, but I have a cat that poops outside the litter box even the moment it's cleaned. RIGHT outside it. I know parents get a little fussy when non-parents compare their furchildren to parents real children… but when there's just a little pile of poop & I have to go get toilet paper & pick it up & flush it… THAT grosses me out. LOL…. We're hoping to conceive this year. One of my greatest fears is bodily fluids (err, lumps) LOL…. Good luck & much patience with the potty training!! (stopping in from SITS)
Ewwwww, so sick. He was trying to be good.
I'm no help, I don't have kids – I plan to one day though! I hear a lot about the poop
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That is no fun! I just finished with potty training my second this summer. You have to truly wait for them to be ready. I know everyone says that, but you'll know it when the time is right. I thought I'd be changing diapers forever too, but you won't! Hang in there!
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Aw poor kid, and poor mom and dad!cetra
Oh the joys of parenthood!!
My husband and I sort of had a deal. He cleaned up poop and I clean up throw up.
As for potty training advice …don't push it. He won't go to college in diapers. He won't even go to preschool in diapers:)
I have two boys both were out of diapers at about 3 years old and it happened quickly.
Good luck! Hang in there!
(Weird – that "cetra" at the bottom of my post is the capcha code. How it wound up in the post when I only typed it the once and in the appropriate box I have not a clue!)
PT-ing was SO hard! I've got one down, one to go. With my daughter, it took a good year before I didn't have to worry about accidents.
Oh man, no help from me on this one. DD has been a resistant one to PTing. Just wanted to let you know I LOVED this sentence: "But somehow, we reached deep down to the inner core of parenthood and cleaned up our child and his poopy room."
Isn't that the way? Recently my sister had to do the same thing when her entire family (2 little girls and her DH) had diarrhea and were barfing for 24 hours straight. She told me she got chucked on at least 4 times by her youngest. Ick.
Oh, and happy SITS day!
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I had a lot of success doing Potty Training in a Day with my boys.
The all day intense mommy time seemed to do it for them.
Hope it goes well for you.
We have one done & one in process. It's not an easy task, but it is helpful to work with them rather than have them do it on your terms. Put a potty in a common area where they feel comfy, then gradually move to bathroom. Use rewards… Stickers, candy, whatever works for you. Allow them to go whenever they want. Don't use diapers/pull-ups and underwear. That is confusing for them. These things have worked great for us, but the main thing is patience!
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Yeah, I've heard that some children like to decorate their walls with poop, so you made out okay I think!
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oh.my.gross. Just stick with it! One day he will just decide it is time. I know it doesn't feel like it now though… My daughter is 3 so I was just where you are!!! Happy SITS day! =)
Ooooo Ouch!! sorry You had to go through all that. On a good note, he tried to clean it up which means he's proactive about keeping himself clean so I'm guessing you shouldn't have much longer until he's actually potty trained.
Him laying in it all night and not caring whether it was in his diaper or not would've been a pretty bad sign.
Best of luck with potty training hun. It's NO fun at all.
From one military mommy to another.
Oh, I could just picture the mess! Poor son, he tried so hard to clean it up. Maybe you should start by showing him how to clean up the mess and then potty train him–it would give him more incentive!
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Great story – brings back memories – been there/done that! I am sorry – I have no potty training tips – my kids were both pretty easy. Once we committed to it though, there was no turning back.
As I recall, I reached a certain age when I just didn't like the feel of diaper against my soft baby bum anymore. Just kidding! I wish I had some good advice for you, but I'm a single gal with no potty training experience to speak of. All I can say is, good luck!
Oh my gosh!Good luck potty training.
As soon as you said you didn't put any pants on him, I knew exactly where this story was going! I'm a mom of 3 boys and once I had another baby, my two older kids were magically potty trained. Diapers were for babies! Then, my baby potty trained to be like his big bros. So, maybe some child role models?
My daughter had a similar experience with her son and is comtemplating pottihood. His favorite thing now is to remove his diaper and exclaim, "tadah!" She is thinking about using potty boot camp, something she saw online. I just want to see her husband when he does the "potty dance" like they suggest. *)
Oh, you've given me so much to look forward to in the future… =/
::shudders:: I can't even imagine. I hope that was the first and last attempt to change his own diaper! Good luck with the potty training!
Oh, I've been praying this won't happen….our toddler has tried to get into his diaper. We are starting to potty train too, so I definitely feel your pain.:)
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Boys and poop! At the church nursery I had a little boy standing in front of me. He was 22mos old. He reached in his diaper and pulled out a wad of poop and showed it to me in his hand. I immediately set down the other kid I was holding and rushed him CODE BROWN to the changing table. Ahhhh!
I'm so sorry that you had to wake up to that and I applaud your strength in cleaning it up. I think I would have had to move!
Ahhh been there, done that! Luckily my two year old went into the bathroom before trying to change herself so the mess was contained somewhat. The best part was that she was completely unfazed by all the poo on her hands and feet, she was instead so proud of "changing" herself!
Yuck!
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stopping in from SITS to wish you a happy FB day! yeah! and to tell you that sometimes the messes are the biggest teachers! with 4 girlies, every single one of mine have played in their poo at some point before 4 and as disgusting as it is, most of the time, it motivates some change. maybe potty training will go better. when you figure it out, you will be a stinking millionaire!!!
That's too funny! Well, not so much for you…
My friend's son was about that age when he had a similar accident – only instead of trying to clean it up, he decided it would be great fun to 'paint' the walls, floors, crib, toys with 'pictures'. In poop. Yuck!
Good luck with the potty training – the 'trick' that worked for Princess Nagger was buying toys from the dollar store and giving her one at the end of the day when she did her business in the potty. It took about a week and she was good to go. I did keep putting pull-ups on her at night, though, just in case, but she didn't have very many nighttime accidents and was thrilled when she got to wear 'big girl underwear' even at night.
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oh my! I'm with your hubs. I would have burned the room…to.the.ground. Seriously! Sorry I have no advice since my bay is only 5.5 months old. I have been bookmarking some resource sites for when my time comes. this one looks promising: http://www.pottymd.com/
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good luck. i found that the hardest thing about training my little one last year was the '#2 issue' – she feared pooing in the potty. but then one day it just clicked, like clockwork! i really do think as long as you set them up for the scene, they will do it when they are absolutely ready! and it's a wonderful thing…
I feel your pain as I am attempting to potty train my two year old two. And while we didn't have an accident like you, we did have some poopie painting of the deliberate sort. Fun times I tell you. fun times.
Enjoy your SITS day!
Oh my gosh I am like your hubby, the room can't be saved, burn it down! I wish I had some tips for you, but I don't have kids and Calvin is definitely potty trained, he taught himself at 2 months old.
I'm visisting from SITS. I love your blog so far and can't wait to read more. Potty-training will be a distant memory soon
oh that is just no fun! Boys are said to be harder than girls to potty train. I have only potty trained my son so I don't know. But I do know that if they aren't ready don't force it. It just makes it a long process.
Hang in there. Also if you don't like the potty chairs and he doesn't understand standing and aiming, flip him backwards on the big potty. So they face the tank. Cuts down on a mess.
Good luck!
All I can say is "I remember those days so well, and am so HAPPY I don't have to go through it again". LOL.
My oldest child was very reluctant to potty train. So, like the desperate parents we were, we bribed her.
Her favorite place in the world was Chuck E. Cheese. We took her there and had a ball: pizza, games, prizes, all of it. Then we said if she wanted to go back, she had to wear big girl panties and keep them clean and dry. And that's what we'd say just about every single day. It took about a month, and she finally got it.
Gosh I remember those days. I know it's awful but he probably is getting ready to potty train. There's so much advice out there, but I believe he'll let you know what will work for him best. I wish you lots of luck!
O no! I'm sorry to hear about that :S
We've just finished potty training my youngest, who is now three and a half. I thought we would never get there. My first was so easy to potty train that I was not prepared for the tedious, painful, disgusting process that it would be with son 2. But what finally worked for him was to go around bottomless. Obviously, this works better in the summer, when it's warm. But it was like magic. He peed once on the floor, and was so shocked by it, he never did it again. After we went bottomless, he was completely potty trained in less than one month. Although the dirty looks from the neighbors still haven't ended.
I think all moms have a story similar to this ewwww. Why do kids do this ha ha. as for potty training i came to find with my son that rewards worked really well for him. we bough hot wheels cars and licorice and kept both in the bathroom. When he went #1 he got the licorice and #2 got the car. It didn't take long!! good luck
8 1/2 years. My almost 11 year old did the same thing. Cept he painted on his walls with it. *gag* Gross gross gross!
The things we do for our kids. I mean, how many people would you clean up poo for?
Your poor son! And you and your poor husband who had to clean that mess. One day, you'll be way past it all and be able to really laugh at the scene.
Whoah, what a brutal push into potty training. Ugh! It's amazing what we can endure as parents. Like every phase with children, this will pass, and you'll be left with one whopping-good story to embarass your son with later when he's a teenager
When I was potty training my girls, they really enjoyed the "Potty Time" DVD from Disney's Bear in the Big Blue House. It added a fun element to the process.
Oh my goodness! I can only imagine. So sorry for you! That's an awesome story though! I wish I had advice… not a mommy yet though!
Yuck! I do not look forward to this part of mommyhood.
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