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Thursday, April 16, 2009

#1 #2 !

I never thought I'd get so excited about a child's bodily functions.
But Brianna's first poo in the potty really did it for me.
Of course, we're not really in full training mode... I don't really know the when/hows of it yet... but yesterday post-bath while Brianna was air-drying, she got that look on her face (you know what I'm talkin about). I panicked. No diaper in site. What to do, what to do...there's the bathtub, the sink... TOILET. I straddled her over it and she completed what her contorted face told me was coming. I jumped up and down like Christmas morning.
Photo from the after-party:

12 comments:

gilliay said...: That is AWESOME! No diaper change!!! Good job Bri. I'm glad you didn't set her in the sink. Good job Mom thinking all the way through that one ;D.; April 16, 2009 at 7:19 AM
Malerie said...: Wow! Seriously impressive. Quick thinking, Chelsea! :); April 16, 2009 at 7:19 AM
Julie said...: 2 4 6 8 who do we appreciate --- BRIANNA!!! (and mom too - quick thinking...poop in the sink not a good idea...trust me!) LOL!!; April 16, 2009 at 8:04 AM
ChrisnDave said...: Now you know how I've felt every since Rio was 2 months old!!! Its soooooooooooo wonderful not ever having to change poopy diapers - and rarely having to change a pee-y diaper! And just wait til she actually starts telling you that she needs to go! The only problem with all this, though... I got spoiled and now when he does go in his pants on accident I'm soooooooooo bummed! :); April 16, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Sam and Melissa said...: Chelsea you crack me up. You are officially a mom. I'm glad you post is how it is. Oh and by the way, my hair is nowhere near the color you saw on my blog. Utah has forced me indoors way to much and it has turned it dishwater brown. I tried dying it a dark brown and it turned maroon, so I went back to the bleach :); April 16, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Marilyn said...: Isn't it funny how, as educated, mature adults, we can dance around and shout when our baby does her thing in the potty. Way to go, Brianna!; April 16, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Crystal and Jordan said...: what a proud mommy; April 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Dan and Anne said...: Very impressed. And don't pretend Briana isn't doing this all the time, we all know how advanced that kid is. I think she even puts me to shame sometimes! :); April 16, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Unknown said...: I have wanted to put my kid on the toilet, but I am afraid of tramatizing her! What a smart little thing Brianna is to do it in the toilet! We (Addison) usually does it WHILE in the bath!; April 16, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Debbie said...: Poop happens! But when it can "happen" in the toilet? Well, it just does BOWLS me over! I can hardly get a HANDLE on the excitement. I feel FLUSHED, DRAINED with your news. But, let me BACK UP...no, I'll just put a LID on it and resist the SWIRL...way to GO Brianna!; April 16, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Mandy said...: Wow, VERY impressive! :) Ah, yes . . . the days of cheering over poop! My girls STILL get all excited when they poop! (I think I made WAY to big of a deal about it while potty training!) Just wait, potty training is just around the corner!!; April 16, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Ashley said...: That is awesome, you should start potty training her, that is great. I can only imagine that it would be nice not to be changing diapers every few hours.; April 18, 2009 at 9:27 AM

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