Saturday, July 26, 2008

"Once upon a Potty" by Isaiah Drake

As many of you know, I have valiantly been attempting "infant potty training", a feat successfully accomplished among Asian babies all the time. If they can do it, I can do it! (I don't know where I get my competitive nature from!)
Well what a grand idea!

So off mom went to Babies R' Us to get me my very own training potty & at 3 months old, the games began! I came out of the blocks at lightening speed & was pooping on the potty like a champ ... until a few hurdles entered the track. For some reason, mom doesn't always seem to hear when the "gun goes off" and well, when you gotta go, you gotta go. I was exuberantly jumping in my exersaucer & it kinda took me by surprise. There was nothing I could do but fold my hands in infamy. When mom got there the whole room was filled with the stench & I'm afraid to say ... this isn't for the faint of heart ... it began coming out of my diaper, down my legs, between my toes - it was terrible. (If you really have a strong stomach you can check out the picture below.)

What's done is done and perseverance is key ... I knew I had to get back up on the potty. There's no shame in this game - you win some, you lose some. This week I'm batting about .600, so I'm feeling pretty good about things ... and Mommy looks quite pleased too!





5 comments:

Shireen said...

Isaiah, Hang in there, buddy! You are doing GREAT!!! I know that Daddy and Mommy are so very proud of you!! So, keep up the good work!! Yes, you definitely get that blessed competitive spirit from the Lord and through your parents...BOTH of them! ;)
To your mommy...Heidi, THANK YOU for the invigorating work out this morning! The ride was beautiful and tough! I appreciate it, and I want to go consistently! I hope to get good enough to challenge YOU! :)
Let me know about next Sunday morning!
Love you, girl! Have a beautiful Sunday with your family and friends!
Cheers! ;)

Ashley Matteo said...

hey friend
love the poop! i am also laughing, and of course dan is too, about you of all people starting a blog. but i do have to say i am glad and think that you have done a great job. love ya
ashley

Poodle said...

Wheweee - I can almost smell it from here!! And don't worry little buddy - its good for your mom and dad!! There will be much more in their future! You are training them well. Had sooo much fun with you this weekend.

TMB said...

hey heidi--i landed here by way of erin's [cantrell] blog--so glad i did!

isaiah is precious! a few weeks ago, on bryan's blog/website i saw some of the pictures that he took of you guys. they are beautiful! [he did some for us when our little girl was 2 months old].

love the poop story--we have had many of those incidences!

so glad to see you're doing well!
taylor [jordan] brown

Kathryn said...

Heidi- Welcome to blogging! Don't worry- Isaiah will present plenty of stories for you to share! And we all love reading them!
Isaiah- way to go! Sometimes you just have to let one slip out (literally) to keep them on their toes! Georgia (at 16 mo) is scared of the potty, so I am SO IMPRESSED!
KH