{"id":4550,"date":"2017-04-14T20:57:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T00:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.njphillipsfamily.com\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2017-05-25T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:40:26","slug":"potty-log-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/?p=4550","title":{"rendered":"Potty Log: Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>CAUTION:<\/strong> This post will be filled with multiple references to my child&#8217;s pee, poop and penis. Please skip if this is just too much information about the Phillips family. Seriously, no hard feelings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The book says that on day 1 we&#8217;re supposed to strip the child down naked and take them to the bathroom as they start to pee. And that this will then lead to a mind-body connection ultimately translating\u00a0to the child&#8217;s ability to verbalize their need to use the toilet. Theoretically this can be done in 3 days.<\/p>\n<p>So with large coffees in hand, we did just that. Stripped Andrew down to just his Thomas tee shirt and let him fly free as a bird from the waste down. I&#8217;ll spare you every &#8216;pee-tail&#8217; [I&#8217;m clearly loosing my mind&#8230;] but here are the highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andy and I spent 12 hours staring at our son and all his pieces and parts today looking for any sign that he was about to pee. I felt like I was 1 part interactive, committed parent and 1 part pervert.<\/li>\n<li>Like a dog, Andrew successfully marked his territory all over the house today. Many times we were able to get him to the toilet at the end but not before a trail of pee was created.<\/li>\n<li>He did say that &#8216;he needed to use the potty&#8217; at times but I think it&#8217;s pretty random and mostly a new fun game for him. Yay for us!<\/li>\n<li>Andrew showed little apprehension about sitting on his new throne. This was a BIG and pleasant surprise to me!<\/li>\n<li>My powder room looks like a children&#8217;s library as we read a silly number of books while we tried to get him to go. [Insert image of Andy or I sitting on a tiny stool reading ridiculous\u00a0amounts of Curious George today. I hate that monkey right about now&#8230;]<\/li>\n<li>I never thought I&#8217;d have to say &#8216;Point your penis down&#8217; so much in one afternoon&#8230;..and still get sprayed on the chest.<\/li>\n<li>His one and only poop today was in the toilet!<\/li>\n<li>Andy and I drank vodka cocktails on the deck during nap time to recharge. Seriously needed.<\/li>\n<li>I still think he&#8217;s somewhere between &#8216;clueless&#8217; and &#8216;I&#8217;m peeing&#8217; in his understanding of what&#8217;s going on. Sadly he&#8217;s not some boy-genius when it comes to the loo and there&#8217;s still a LONG road ahead until well&#8230;.pants.<\/li>\n<li>BUT we ended on a high note- \u00a0He asked to use the potty and actually went\u00a0at the end of this evening!!<\/li>\n<li>There is a 99.99% chance he wets the bed tonight.<\/li>\n<li>Oh and Teddy- the boy who rarely poops- decided to blow it out no less than 8 times today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for me, I&#8217;m licking my mommy wounds over some red wine right now and gearing up for day 2. They say this one is worse than day 1. God help us.<\/p>\n<p>These images about sum up today:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Overall:<a href=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Duck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4820\" src=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Duck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Duck.jpg 600w, https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Duck-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Andrew:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4819\" src=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crap.jpg 367w, https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crap-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Andy:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4818\" src=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dog.jpg 612w, https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dog-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Kristi:<a href=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Meme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4821\" src=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Meme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Meme.jpg 420w, https:\/\/njphillipsfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Meme-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAUTION: This post will be filled with multiple references to my child&#8217;s pee, poop and penis. 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