So who is the Yay-hoo anyway and why is he talking about Potty Problems on the Potty? Isn't there a powder or tablet for that? Well...I am the Executive News Producer for FOX 21 News @ Nine. Fancy huh? I put the newscast together every night, and I am talking about my Preschooler.
My other job is being Dad to a 3 year old boy (and husband, of course). Little Andrew has been such a delight since the day he was born. People say he has spoiled us, and he has. He slept through the night at 2 months! He has a wide range of interests from everything sports, to animals, to song and dance skills (he thinks he does anyway)m to reading his books But the one thing the Dude just can't quite grasp is the whole concept of using the potty.
He knows that Mommy and Daddy use it. His Papas use it. Even his friends at school use it. But he could simply care less.
We have received all sorts of solicited and unsolicited advice on the subject. Be patient, they say, it will happen. Which is easy to say when you aren't the one cleaning up the 25th puddle on your new carpet. But we trudge on.
We have tried bribery. We have begged. We have negotiated. We have used peer pressure. We have had him clean up the mess (he likes it, loves to help out. How can you argue with a kid willing to clean up his own pee?
I guess we should have seen this coming. Both my wife and I are extremely stubborn about things, so it stands to reason that he inherited that gene. Plus, he has always done things on his own schedule anyway. So it is bound to happen right? I mean future NFL quarterback, "Dancing With The Stars" champion, veterinarians can't use a pull-up all their lives, can they?
!!UPDATE!!
It is like a light went on in his little head. On Sunday, little man just decided it was time to be a big boy, and now he is the man. Now it on to number 2, we shall see...
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