Medicating Momma

Some days I look back and wonder how I managed to make it through the early days of motherhood unmediated, oh not that I’m medicated now--a mother can wish can’t she?  No you see my doctor tends to mistake being on the verge of a nervous breakdown with depression so I’m stuck either taking Zoloft or going insane…I choose going insane, it makes for a better blog post!

Getting back to my original thought (my ADD is showing again) I do often wonder how I managed to be a mom at 19.  Next month I’ll be, well let’s just say I’ll be celebrating my 30th birthday again this year and every year after that until my wrinkles and sagging skin clearly require me to pretend to be 40, and I am no better at being a mother now than I was at 19.  Admitting that is kind of like admitting that you stop and stare at car accidents, you know you should never tell anyone, but it’s still the sad, ugly truth.  You see it’s not that I’m a bad mom I just don’t seem to be progressing like I should, or at least that’s what I envision my therapist telling me…if I had one.  Take today for instance, I decided over Christmas break that I was going to start potty training my two year old after the holidays…yes well Little Man had other plans.  Here’s an excerpt from our conversation this morning:

Me:  Alright Bub you know what today is?

Little Man:  (Excited) What mom mom?

Me:  (Equally excited) It’s time to be a big boy!

Little Man:  (Still excited) Yeah!

Me:  Let’s go get your big boy undies!

Little Man:  (Confused and clearly not excited anymore) I not!

At this point Little Man has folded his arms on his chest in an act of clear defiance and turned away from me…this is not going to be easy.

Me:  But don’t you wanna be a big boy like Bub Bub?

Little Man:  I not wear unawears!

Me:  Well tough cookies little boy I’m tired of buying diapers and changing your stinky butt.

10 minutes later!

Little Man:  Mom Mom I farted in my butt…change me  (this is the most annoying thing he says and he says it at least 50 times a day).

Me:  Alright time for big boy underware.

Little Man:  (Running) Oh it ok I not fart in my butt.

And that ladies and gentlemen is what my day looks like…I wonder if my doctor makes house calls? 

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Mommy's Big Boy

WARNING: This post deals with poop...reader discretion advised!

I am such a proud mommy right now! For the past few weeks I've been trying to get Bub (who is 17 months old) to pee in the potty...and he has been less than interested in doing so. Today when he woke up from his nap he had that look in his eye(you moms know what I'm talking about) and he promptly went to hide behind his favorite chair (affectionately known as the Poop Spot by everyone in the house)...well I decided to try to get him to go to the potty. I took him to the bathroom, sat him on the potty, and 5 minutes later I was jumping up and down screaming for everyone in the house to come and look (gross I know, but again you moms know exactly what I'm talking about). He had pooped in the potty for the first time! I'm so excited and so proud...I wasn't even going to begin officially potty training him until next month, but maybe now I can start a little early! Yay Gaige!

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