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Potty-training by the numbers

0 - the number of potty-training books I read before beginning this age-old parenting venture

1 - the number of children a parent usually trains at a time

2 - the number of children currently in training in our home, also the number of toilet plungers we own (both of which now get a frequent workout)

3 - the number of times today I’ve had to reach into the toilet water to retrieve a non-flushable item

4 - the number of panties Lou has gone through today

5 - the number of panties Bug has gone through today

6 - the number of squares of toilet paper I try to ration per potty trip

7 - inches, of the largest toy Bug has tried to flush (a plush snake)

8 - the number of times I’ve caught Doozer playing in the toilet bowl (the girls can never remember to shut the door when they’re done)

9 - the average number of diapers each girl used to go through in a day, before potty-training

10 - dollars, cost of a new toilet lid when the girls broke one the old one off

18 - the age by which I pray my daughters will be truly, reliably, 100% potty-trained

30 - the number of minutes Bug will sit on the potty if I let her

43 - the number of squares of toilet paper Lou wants to use per potty trip (see what happens when she does)

165 - the cost of the carpet shampooer I bought when it became evident that accidents on the carpet were going to be the norm for awhile (a Hoover SteamVac Agility, and boy do I love that thing!)

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