More Lucy Than June

Potty  TRAINING, that is…

Sometimes I think that God gives me the complete gamut of experience with common childhood problems just so I can have a STORY for everyone who may EVER go through something similar with their own kids. (Because ladies, aren’t we all inclined to say to our friends at some point or other in ANY conversation concerning children, “You know, with my first…” or “Oh! I went through that with the baby when he was…”  You wanna get real crazy and story-happy? Ask a bunch of moms about their pregnancy or labor and delivery stories? Want to see a bunch of men get squeamish? Talk about the AFTERMATH of childbirth…)

But anyway….

Wanna know all about the evils of infant reflux? I’m your lady.

Thrush? Rotavirus? Severe stomach virus? I’ve got you covered.

Newborn acne or (sorry, fellas), baby girls and baby periods (yes. it does happen. I’m just sayin’…), pooping blood? Yep. I got that one too.

Cradle cap, easy teethers, terrible teethers, eczema, strep throat, sprained hands, mysterious one-day fevers, diaper rash, yeast infections (just sayin’), kids who won’t take a bottle, kids who ONLY want the bottle, baby food haters, baby food lovers, choking, ear infections, calls to poison control, poop-eaters, non-sleepers, kids who sleep too much, RSV? Look no further.

Potty training the stubborn child? Oooooh yesh….

Potty training the easy-going one? Yep.

And then….regressing? ARGH! YES!

That, my friends, is what I’m dealing with as we speak.

Well, not as we speak. As I type. And really, not even “as I type” because said potty-regresser is safely tucked away in bed. With a diaper on.

I’m not sure what happened. She went from, “I’m so potty-trained I could teach my little brother what how to go pee pee in the toilet” to “I’m not even sure what the bathroom is anymore.”

So ladies…here’s your chance to divulge your best potty-regresser stories that I know you’ve all been saving for just the right moment to share. Hit me. I need help.

And so does my poor carpet.