Today was one of those special days for a mom, when the happy moments far outnumber the challenging moments. The kids and I had a great day. Aside from a few minor upsets Tessie and Christian were angels all day. Their good behavior lasted through a play-date, naps, meals, and hours of errands. All day long we laughed and played. I had so many beautiful moments to choose from today, I felt truly blessed. The moment I finally decided to write about this evening has to do with my son and his new favorite thing, the potty.
Yesterday Christian pooped on the potty. It was really just a matter of lucky timing on my part and curiosity on his. Now he won’t stop talking about going potty. So today, when we got home from running errands, Christian said he had to go potty and I got him onto his new favorite seat. We sat there together for a long time. Christian started chatting up a storm. He listed every animal he knew and the noises they made. He told me about all his favorite movie characters, who was scary and who was incredible. I just sat there smiling, enjoying his good mood. After a while he agreed it was time to go put back on a diaper and so I carried him back to his room and got him re-dressed.
He didn’t “go potty” during his time on the potty today, but I could tell it made him feel like such a big boy to sit there. At times I didn’t even support him, he sat alone, holding onto the little potty seat handles and looking proud. I was so pleased to see him feeling like such a big boy. And so although sitting on the floor in the bathroom for twenty-some minutes might not seem the least bit beautiful to some, for me it was the most beautiful twenty minutes of my day.
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