Flying solo

[cybermule]

Well, the sprog and I have managed about 30 hours together without injury, although it has been a close call at times. Most notably when he grabbed my favourite DVD, broke the cover across his knee and threw it across the room laughing. Potty training is difficult. I'm not sure whether I just need to have faith that it'll come together, or that he's too young to bother trying with right now. And my MIL phoned basically to tell me how this week should be easy because I only have one, not two like she had. So that took the wind out of my "managed a normal day with a two year old and a foul stomach bug" sails.

Did Judder on Friday night, which has been one of my goals for years. It was ace - mostly hogged the dance floor upstairs jiggling to the guest DJ with some wicked drum'n'bass. Got me into the mood for global gathering, and I'm pretty sure I'll be going again. Hopefully with ninneviane：）

I'm pretty much considering taking the web job I was re-offered, providing they bow to my childcare needs. Otherwise they can go piss up a rope and I'll carry on with the plan A. I've been guessing and second guessing what I want with it so I'll just tel the what I need and see what happens. Worst case scenario is putting the sprog into a creche one morning a week, and the conclusion I came to was that in all honesty it would be worse for me than for him.

Comments

[ninneviane.livejournal.com]

Definitely :) You can stop second, third, fourth guessing yourself now ;p

He is a smart kid and it won't confuse him :) I've been thinking back to when mine potty trained - when were in the house, nappy came off, pants and bottoms went on. Had a stack of little proper pants and bottoms (tracky bottoms etc) that were quick to wash and dry as there will be lots of accidents. If I went to the toilet I took them and the potty with me, and sat them on it while I was going. If they did something, fantastic (strike up the band, seriously :D) if they didn't, no problem. Always had the potty where they could access and see it, and would ask them fairly often (every 1/2 hour or so) if they needed a wee or what have you, usually sitting them on the potty anyway, if I felt they might need to go. Always sat them on it either before eating/drinking, and about 10-20 minutes after eating/drinking. Nappy on if we left the house. Nappy on if we had guests (in the early days - obviously once they started to understand, the nappy was left off then). Nappy for bed until we'd cracked the no nappy in the day. Also, a seat and step for the big toilet - I didn't wait until they cracked the potty before getting one and Jadzia actually preferred it over the potty when she was learning :)

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much what I've been doing. I might start popping him on the big loo as well - he's always been allowed in the toilet to watch me go (try stopping him :)) and I've actually physically shown him how to use the potty. He'll get there.

[ninneviane.livejournal.com]

He will :)

he's always been allowed in the toilet to watch me go (try stopping him :))
Yeah, that won't fade for a good few many years to come. I have to consciously make an effort to remember to shut the door when there are guests in the house - if the kids don't come in, the dog does these days! :D