September 11th, 2008
We were going through a phase where poop was scary and Carter just wouldn’t go in the toilet. He was consistently constipated, and I realize now not that he COULDN’T go - he WOULDN’T go. I had no idea how to deal with it accept feed him prunes, prune juice concoctions and hope that it just got to the point where he could no longer hold it in.
I never thought I would be so happy to see someone take a dump on the toilet. I was on the verge of jumping up and down, completely elated that there was FINALLY! poop in the toilet!
You’re wondering just how we got to this point, aren’t you?
Well, back in July while most of you were meeting cohorts in San Fransisco a small group of us met up in Niagara Falls for Blog Friends Fest. As I explained our potty training woes over dinner (yes, AWESOME dinner conversation!) Kitten Pie mentioned how she was able to train ‘pie to poop in the toilet.
I leaned into her, hoping not to miss one minute genius detail. If I had a pen and paper - they would have been in hand. Ready to soak in her brilliance I waited with baited breath.
“I just told ‘pie that her poop was going off to play with the other poops.” she said so nonchalantly. So much in fact, I thought she was trying to pull a fast one on me.
“Wha? Srsly? That’s it? And she just pooed?” I asked. Admittedly, I was a little deflated: how could it be THAT easy? Carter wasn’t going to go for that.
I blew it off thinking that ‘pie was just some fantastical toddler. How could that HONESTLY work? And went about the same ol’ boring begging that just wasn’t getting through. Carter? Not fantastical.
I resigned to the fact that he would be pooping in the toilet before college and that was something I could look forward to.
A little over two weeks ago I was at my wit’s end. I had run out of ideas. Smarties, stickers, begging, promises of cars and no curfew just weren’t cutting it with this kid.
I told him that he poops wanted to go play with the other poops.
(I admit, I even scoffed a little at the idea: why am I saying this? It’s SO not going to work.)
And now?
I must apologize you my sweet Kitten Pie.
It WORKED!
My kid craps on the TOILET!
And HOLY MOLY does he ever! I swear that thing was (and continues to be) the size of my arm!
My three year old has given my 30 year old some serious poop envy.
The first time Mike was in the washroom with Carter while he crapped (armed with the poop friends story) he came running out: “Sam! Sam! Holy shit! You gotta see this shit! It’s HUGE! I’ve never even had a shit that big!”
*sigh*
*BIG sigh*
To humour him, I took my time walking up to the bathroom. I could hear him coaxing Carter not to flush because this poop was a trophy poop. That I had to see it first!
At this point I was cursing the fertility gods for leaving me in a house full of boys.
As I walked into the bathroom both of them we standing on either side of the toilet, looking into the bowl with HUGE grins.
I peered into the bowl, definitely not expecting to see what I saw, because in that bowl was the HUGEST poop I’ve ever seen in my life.
A poop so large it had to be preserved in digital format.
Yup. Took a picture.
OH! The Shame!
Hey if she can do it, so can I!
(Hi Lotus, ya that was me sending you the weird google hits for poop in the kitchen. Cursed poop in the kitchen!)
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i have a new found respect for you… really. I do.
Heather @ Desperately Seeking Sanity’s last blog post..Looking for me today?
September 11th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Holy crap. That thing is huge.
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September 11th, 2008 at 10:59 am
@Heather: Great “nice to meet you” post. Gah!
This isn’t quite normal around here… just so you know. LOL
September 11th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
um. thanks. i WAS eating lunch…
September 11th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Well, I don’t know if we’re too far gone by now, but I’m going to try it. I’m at my wit’s end.
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September 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Ok,my husband would want pictures of that. Iknow you are proud, but I hit her right after lunch so, URG! Congrats to the big guy!!
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September 11th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Well to be fair I did post this first thing in the AM. Can’t help when you choose to read! LMAO!!
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Tulip got shipped off to the error page while she tried to tell me to give Carter a high five! LOL
September 11th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I just let loose with one of those in my pants because of that photo.
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September 11th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
That would have been one nasty diaper. Thank goodness for potty training.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Good grief! I think the little ones poop so big because they’re colons are still clean.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Holy crap - literally!
Give that boy a sharpie and tell him to autograph the seat!
September 12th, 2008 at 3:21 am
Stop feeding the boy prunes already!!
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September 12th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Through true serendipity I just found your blog today, the day I posted about hating and failing at potty training.
And before I finished typing this comment I was holding a pair of Thomas the Train underwear with a big turd in them in my hand.
Impressive poop kid!
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September 12th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Wow! That poop is AMAZING. Definitely deserved to be documented. My little one already has the most insane poops I’ve ever seen, and she’s only 10 months old!
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September 12th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
BAHAHAHAHAAHAH!
Awesome.
Also, I am totally going to tell Braden his poops want to go play with the other poops.
This could be a new potty training movement! hahaha.
September 13th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I can not believe you posted a picture of a poop. You are insane. And that’s totally why I love you.
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September 14th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
OMG that came out of a three-year-old?! Holy crap!
Glad that worked for you. I guess it pays to think like a kid, huh?
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September 16th, 2008 at 2:14 am
Yay right Sam. That’s totally your poop and you just wanted us to look at it. Jokes on us…hahaha.
September 16th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Holy perogy!
Now, if I can just convince my 2 year old that sitting around in piss-soaked diapers is NOT comfy, I may actually be able to potty train him.
Oh, and last night, he pooped 5 logs. In a row. 5 adult logs. Where does all that poop FIT in a 2-year old?!
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September 16th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
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September 18th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Ok. So if it worked for you . . I may work for me! I’m hoping. . . and praying.
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September 18th, 2008 at 7:14 am
OMG! You are brave! Wow, I am amazed in SO very many ways…
My kid was the SAME exact way. Wouldn’t go and then when he did I swore the poop must’ve been up to his throat it was so long. He’s still only goes about every 3 or 4 days and continues to amaze us. Simply delightful, isn’t it?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
@ Elaine:
Ya, we’re about once a week if we’re lucky. I think it’s more agonizing for me then him.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
@ Tiff@Three Peas:
It’s always worth a try, right?! Here’s to hoping!
September 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Just wait until he insists, and I do mean insist, on not flushing the poop until daddy gets home from work to see it, which is not for another 5 hours.
September 20th, 2008 at 6:48 am
@ Heather, Queen of Shake Shake:
Oh ya, I totally see that happening! So disgusting! Haha!
September 21st, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Holy crap! Are you sure this is a toddler poop? I used to track bears and mountain lions in the Southwest. I’ve seen some big poops. This one is bigger than a black bear during berry season!
September 29th, 2008 at 9:14 am