Bust our the carpet cleaner and the bribery M&M's. I'm going to have to break down and potty train Andrew. The little turkey totally pooped and peed on the pot for his teacher last year. We have yet to see this occur in our house. Both his teacher this year and I have been putting it off and putting it off, and I am feeling like if we don't do it soon, we are missing a window of opportunity.
It is a frustrating thing with Down Syndrome - knowing what he understands and when. But, then I think - what do you say to anyone who does not know him? And, basically I always say, "he understands everything you say - even if he cannot talk back to you about it."
He will tell you that poop goes in the potty. He wakes up dry from his nap. He will tell you the minute he poops so he can get cleaned up. He even does sound effects - "ooooohhhhh - GROOOOSSSSSS." And it it is ew, gross.
So, I am mentally gearing up for boot camp. I have decided to go hard-core and to the "potty-training-in-a-day" philosophy which basically says, stay home, drink lots (the kid - not the mom- although...), party every time there is success, clean it up when it doesn't. Jeff is taking the other boys camping in March and I think I am going to clear my calendar as well and get down to business. If I keep him home on Friday, we could have a full 72 hours to see what kind of success we could have.
So, the countdown is on. The potty books are coming out. The bribe candy and toys need to be bought. I'm going to rid my house of diapers. I hope.
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