Potty Accident Lesson

Oh no! mommy I peepee in the kitchen. The pee pee is coming-the peepee is coming…

It was an urgent cry in his Caillou sounding 2 and a half year old voice.

Mommy come come

I arrived to find him standing squirmish on his chair. The small puddle of urine was on the floor between the chair and his little table.

I removed his Fruit of the Loom toddler undies and then wiped him. As I was wiping the floor he continued explaining,

Mommy you remember I peepeed in the potty? I pee pee in the potty for two years. Now I pee pee on the floor. I pee pee in the potty…

I reminded him that accidents happen and how proud I am of him.

The Lesson here is don’t dwell on the mistake. Acknowledge that it happened. Remind self of the times that it was done correctly or that it can be done better. And Move on.

To Timothy, he has been peeing in the right place for two years! His entire life! Ha-ha! Of course to a child, yesterday or last night and last month in time are jumbled. The fact is that he has been using the potty for five days in a row now.

This afternoon I allowed him to take a nap without wearing pull-ups. I  calculated the risk of a possible potty accident on his plastic covered mattress under the blue cotton sheets. About two hours later, he woke up and ran out to meet me. I asked if he had a good nap and he said yes. He asked about his missing sock. I asked if he wanted to use the potty and he said yes as though suddenly he remembered that he wanted to pee. We sprinted to his potty and after about 30 seconds, the urine trickled out. Yes! Top potty success yet! We celebrated even more than we normally do. Thank you Jesus.

This afternoon’s accident will neither dampen our spirits nor count as regression. Timothy is a potty champion! My prayer is that he will start 2020 fully potty trained. Until then, we rejoice over his daily progress and accidents. 🙂