With this lead, allow me to offer insight about my daughter's bowl movements. Based upon a certain expression I almost always know when she has experienced a poop. I will ask, "Did you poopie?" And she will respond with a firm "No" when in fact the perplexed straining face says otherwise.
When this particular bath time is finished I allow my daughter to move around and air out as usual. Give her booty a breather sort of speak. She has sashayed around the room then stops to sit on her knees with her bottom touching the floor. I look down and notice a brown nugget. My daughter looks down and notices another nugget developing from between her legs. She looks at me and screams in horror as she pushes out the remaining piece. It was as if this was the first time to ever see poop and how dare it come from her body.
I quickly grab her body returning her to the tub to use the sprayer rinsing off any debris. She continues crying. Sensing this could be a teachable moment I point to her work and say "poopie." I leave her to the tub while I clean up the clump from the floor. Years of dog messes has prepared me for this occasion. Once the area is sanitized I return my daughter to the floor to continue her ritual, however, she seems altered and confused. Once dried off I wrap her cloth diaper around her and we wave "bye-bye" to her turd as it flushes down the toilet. Then I immediately had to text a picture to my husband to explain the event. As humorous as I find her reaction to be I can only hope this has been a valuable lesson towards potty training. I can hope, can't I?
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