Potty Training Lesson #3 Down the Toilet

Today I found my bowl full of fun.

To give the girls credit, they have great aim. A disposable fruit cup is not an easy target.

The greatest part, Ryan was actually the one to find it and my parents were in town to witness it!

Potty Training

This last month has been dedicated to potty training the twins. Sigh... I suppose I could share the highlights.

In the beginning we were working on the basics of understanding and accuracy. We wondered if they were grasping the concept when Chloe dumped poop out of her underwear onto a playground slide and on another occasion came, poop-in-hand, looking for a receptacle.

Potty training lesson #1: Understanding comes step-by-step.

Accuracy has also had its moments. For example, the time Hadley peed all over my legs and skirt at church.

Potty training lesson #2: Do not kneel in front of the toilet.

The girls love to tease me as they know they will receive my full attention. They like to find any receptacle, such as a kitchen bowl, and pretend they are going in it. They will grunt and say, "psssssss" just so I'll say "No, don't go..." They think it's funny, laugh, and do it again. I am sincerely surprised that I have not found a bowl full of fun yet.

Potty training lesson #3: Keep them laughing, or you might just find a bowl full of fun.

Public bathrooms are not my favorite place, but while potty training they simply can't be avoided. Unfortunately twins add an extra challenge. While one's on the potty, the other likes to explore. I find myself saying, "Don't touch that," a lot. My favorite "don't touch that" moment was when Chloe dropped a cracker on the bathroom floor and not only did she eat it, but she knelt on the ground and licked it up with her tongue.

Potty training lesson #4: Don't take food into the bathroom.

We have graduated the girls to day beds, which is just a fancy way of saying we took the side rails off their cribs. We contemplated the pros and cons of doing this, but we were put over the edge when Hadley made a makeshift potty on her crib mattress.

Potty training lesson #5: It is better that they can get out of bed than if they can't.

I'm a little worried about the girls' teeth after all the M&Ms and suckers they have been eating, so I asked the dentist if it was wrong to put potty training ahead of the health of their teeth. I must have found the right dentist, because she said no.

Potty training lesson #6: When you're at your wits end with twins and their poop, nothing takes precedence over potty training!