As this is a three day weekend, my husband and I decided to just put Tyler in underwear and see what happens. The score being 10 ACCIDENTS to 5 successful trips to the potty. This is harder than when he was a newborn. After a while we stripped him down to just his underwear, and finally, buck naked down below. Grant and I got so exhausted changing clothes and doing laundry, and being CHEERFUL and PATIENT.
I’m really feeling it today, I am totally exhausted. Sometimes I feel like, Why doesn’t my child just GET IT already?? The feeling to to put Tyler in a sensory deprivation room with just a potty is powerful. He just gets so involved in television or playing.
One end of the night victory was that he did go poop in his potty. At which point he told me, “It looks like a caterpillar”.
Two more days to see if we will be successful. This could be the death of me. Oh, yeah, Happy Valentine’s Day.
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About mamasick
Emily Cullen is a pen-name. A former local radio personality for seven years, I still remain active in the voiceover business. My husband, “Grant”, and I have been married since 2002 and have already experienced the “worse, “poorer, ” and “sickness ” of marriage. We both suffer from chronic illnesses and diseases which have progressed. My diseases include Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and most, recently and seriously, Lupus.
Despite all of the challenges we have faced, we were able to have a little boy, “Tyler,” born in September of 2006, which is the best thing to ever happen to us. Tyler has been classified as a “special needs” child with diagnoses which include Anxiety, OCD, and Tourette’s Syndrome. We also share our home with two cats.
We live in New Jersey and I enjoy reading fiction and learning more about taking care of my son. Before my son, I used to enjoy watching movies…watching television for that matter! Before Lupus I enjoyed fine dining and fine wine.
No longer able to work, I am now wondering, “What will I do with the rest of my (somewhat) young life?” Blogging sounds like a good start!
