Last Monday morning, I arrived at work and noticed that I had two missed calls from home on my work phone. There weren’t any messages and I didn’t miss any calls on my mobile phone so I was a bit confused. I immediately called home and Brad answered. Instead of talking to me, he handed the phone over to Mabel. Mabel very proudly announced to me, “I went poopy in the potter chair!” I apologize to the non-parents who may be reading this, but I was thrilled. Thank goodness it was very early in the morning so no one had to hear me congratulate my daughter on pooping. This was a huge deal! The day before Mabel was to afraid to go even in her diaper and I kept telling her it was bad to keep it in and to let it come out. I was getting very nervous about what might come of this situation. But on this Monday, I was thrilled. She went by herself, while Brad was in the shower. She didn’t tell anyone until it was all done. Since that time she has successfully gone #2 in the potty two more times (she only goes every 5 days or so). Mabel had been wearing her underwear to school and we always kept pull-ups on hand in case “her tummy hurt”. But now, we can happily stop buying pull-ups and enjoy have two potty trained children! I am so excited to get out of buying diapers for a little while.
