Here is a list of things I like to do, in no particular order: play with Luke, play with my dogs, read, blog.
Now here is a list of things that I do not like to do: chew on a piece of glass, get a root canal, pick up dog poo, change Luke’s diaper.
Changing Luke’s diaper is by far the worst thing I have to do all day, and I have to do it over and over again, day in and day out. It actually wouldn’t be that big of a deal if he weren’t a RAGING PSYCHOPATH on the changing table.
I don’t mind the wet diapers so much – we pretty much skip the changing table altogether to avoid The Insanity. He will even go get his new diaper and lay it out on the floor, then try to help me put it on. But dirty diapers are another animal.
Allow me to paint a portrait for you. We walk into the room, Luke smiling, me giving kisses. I lay him down gently on the changing table. He instantly turns bright red and begins kicking his legs as fast as possible, aiming for my face, reaching his little claws out for anything to grab on to, like my hair, and screaming nonstop. It’s kind of like a cat in a burlap sack, minus the sack, add poop.
So, yeah, I don’t like it. Is that a reason to start Potty Training at 18 months? No, not really, unfortunately.
But my friends, luck is on my side! We bought Luke a potty many months ago so he could befriend it and get to know it. Over the course of that time, he has picked up on EXACTLY what the potty is for. Now, at 17.5 months, he goes and sits on his potty almost every time he has to poop (with his diaper on). If you even ask him if he has to poop, he will sprint over to the potty, sit, and start grunting away. I never did anything except tell him to try pooping on the potty – I didn’t push it never made a formal thing of it. It has all been very casual and expectation-free.
So what does this mean? This means that the second that kid turns 18 months, we are going to attempt daytime potty training, because the signals are there that he can at least try it out. Will it work? Maybe. Maybe not. But considering he lets me know when his diaper is dirty and sits on a potty for #2, I think we ought to give it a shot. Right?
What about you? Will you, or did you potty train at this age? Or are you planning to wait a little longer?
I so hope it works!! I say go for it. The worst that will happen is it won't work. No big deal. I started my oldest too young -- she wasn't ready, it doesn't matter how old she was. My middle was older and trained in 2 days. Really. She was about 2 1/2 I think. She wore diapers at night for a while, but was out of them pretty fast. My youngest, my John, well, yeah. He and I have had our battles. He was ready but didn't want to be, make sense? Plus, he was 3! It.was.time. And the fighting on the changing table, ugh. I did find that food was a great motivator with all of them! Good luck!
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