Thursday, October 2, 2008

Pah-za-see

Vivian has been doing #2 on the potty for a couple of months now. No more poopy diapers, but going on the potty has its own set of challenges. Her timing is impeccable in that it usually involves me having to get up in the middle of my meal to tend to this. I wouldn't mind if it were that simple. But often there is feces smeared on the seat or bowl, and since she takes a while in there, I can not just go off and leave her to her own devices. . .
Anyway, I stand and wait for her to be done. She tells me "Mommy- get owut".
I had a brainstorm. I figured this was a good time to teach her to say it politely. So I asked, "Do you need some privacy?"
She nodded and agreed, "Mommeee, I neeya sahn pah-za-see".

Now when she wants me to leave, she asks for pah-za-see.

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