Spring Break and Poop

My kids are on Spring Break. Since A. was sick half of last week, our spring break has been extended for a week and a half. I am afraid of summer. She is making me crazy. Every fifteen minutes I get one of three things: 1) I'm hungry, 2) when can we go somewhere?or 3) COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPER!!!!!!!!! The second child is so much easier. He is used to no one paying any attention to him. He would be content sitting in his underwear, watching TV all day. She however needs to be entertained, interacted with, shown attention to. GET OUT OF MY BUTT!!!!! The sheer sound of her voice is making me nuts. Only four days left.

C. is making great strides with his potty training. He has figured out that he gets a new train if he poops on the toilet. It's only taken about three weeks to get that through to him. Now, like his grandfather (see previous post), C. gives a running commentary on his bowel movements. He strips down to the buff (with the exception of his socks) and announces his intention,"I'm going to get a train now. I'm gonna poop." He heads into the bathroom and climbs on to the toilet. He clasps his hands together as if in prayer and bears down. You can hear his grunts in the other room. He then says to himself to keep him from giving up," I gotta get the train, I gotta get the train, I gotta get the train." If he is having difficulty he will call an adult member of the family in to press on his belly,"You gotta push on my belly so that poop will come out. I gotta get the train." I am so proud. Now these trains are like $10-25 a piece, so I don't know what he's going to do once the trains are gone.