We were supposed to have company today, but since a certain someone bailed and I’ll never forgive them ever forever until the day I die *cough Jerilee cough* I have nothing to really write about today! So I’ll go back to the post I was going to write a few days ago. Big transitions for Dekker.
Dekker is really starting to show signs of needing to potty train. Woah. Just pictured a train of small potties. Anyway, for a while now, he’s been telling us once he’s pooped, which is so great! We praise him up and make a huge deal out of it every time so he keeps doing it. On a few occasions now, he’s told us he’s pooped, but hasn’t. I’m pretty sure that means he needs to poop. Here’s the kicker. He is terrified of the toilet. Or the little potty. Both. He has his own little potty, and a potty seat on the toilet. We’ve tried them both on different occasions and he’s cries in both scenarios. Its not like I was expecting him to do anything there. I just hoped to familiarize him with the concept. But no. He hates them. Just yesterday, he started making suspicious sounds, and I asked if he needed to use the bathroom. He pointed to the bathroom and said “Pookie?” I was so happy! I got up from the table and took two steps towards the bathroom, and he had a HUGE meltdown! Screaming like crazy, absolutely freaked. So the dilemma is clear. I don’t want him to be scared of the toilet the way he is of the bathtub, and I also don’t want to miss this opportunity where he so clearly is letting us know what he needs. I don’t know what to dooo! I’m not in a big rush to potty train, and if we waited another six months, I would be fine with it! But he’s definitely ready to start, he just seems to have missed the memo.
Another big thing we’re trying to figure out is putting the two kids in the same room. We were hoping for Laela to be sleeping through the night first, but she isn’t, and we still want her out, haha! I know, it sounds cruel, but its the goal anyway. We’re thinking Dekker will eventually get used to the one wake up call in the night, and just go back to sleep. Well, and the obvious, eventually Laela will sleep through the night. Now, the question is, do we transfer him to a bed first and get him used to that, or do we let him get used to the wake ups while still contained in a crib? I honestly don’t think he’ll give us much trouble at all, but its still tough to decide which road to take.
All of this, and now he has a surgery coming up in just over a month. Do we start any of this before then? I hear this surgery is actually super quick and easy and that kids bounce back almost immediately, so maybe I’m overthinking the whole thing. I don’t know. I would really appreciate some opinions and people’s takes on these things. I’m a first timer at all of these things! Help me!