Decisions, Decisions

On what to play with: "Beans!" "Rice!" "Beans!" Rice!" "No, BEAAAAAAAANNS!"

Or how 'bout this one on what sticker to choose after using the potty: "Red one" "No, blue one" "No, I wan red one", "Blue one!" "Blue ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Or at the some point during breakfast, lunch and dinner, "I done." Upon Mommy wiping hands and face to be excused, "No, I EAT!" Mommy: "Okay, there's the rest of your food, go ahead and eat it." Max: "No, I DONE!!!!!!" Mommy: "Okay, then get down and go play." Max: "No, I EAT! WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

OMG people! This child cannot make a decision and stick with it to save his life. He could before, but in the last few weeks this indecisiveness has invaded EVERY SINGLE decision he has to make. I try to be patient, giving room for toddler uncertainty and misunderstandings, but Lord have mercy, make a decision child!

"I'm Poopin'!"

Well, Max is. That's the announcement he makes to all within earshot whenever he's getting ready to, well, poop.

Like most things I do in life, I have great intentions, but then I kind of wait to act on them (e.g.starting solid food, weaning, big boy bed). Usually I think about it, research it, talk to people and then, BOOM, one day the spirit moves me and I feel "it's time". We got everything in place for potty training in early August and since then I have found every excuse in the book as to why the timing wasn't right. We've been reading books about big boy potties, occasionally wearing big boy underpants and even peeing on the potty before bath time every night, but I have been avoiding saying, "Look out world, we're potty training!" I guess the spirit hadn't moved me yet.

I think I can say as of today that we're potty training. I'm nervous about jumping right into that statement, because I always like to reserve the right to back peddle and choose to stick mostly with diapers, BUT.....why not? I have learned that as a parent I am willing to let things happen in their own time and I don't feel the need to proclaim to the world that I have potty-trained my toddler in less than an hour (or a day or whatever!). I think I have finally accepted that this is going to be an on-going process of learning and not a one day affair.

So check back soon, I'm sure we'll have some fun stories about this latest phase in growing up!