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!)
Posted on July 11th, 2007 by Dove
Filed under: Kids
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