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Waking up to epic poop outs in the morning, where you need to change the crib sheets and give the baby a head-to-toe bath, is really getting old.

And so am I. I’m getting too old for this. My baby is two-years-old. She is getting too old for this too. We really need to get this potty training down.

That’s one of the reasons I was excited about Tot on the Pot. It seemed to offer a solution in a box, complete with a parent guide, a stuffed toy with her own play potty, activity cards and a nice step-by-step picture book for the baby.

I think she’s telling the doll to use the toy potty.  The irony…

It’s the whole parental involvement part that’s bugging me. I’m tired. Everyone in my house has been sick for the past month. Me included, but I’m not getting rest because I’m taking care of everybody else. I thought I ordered a solution in a box and all I had to do was unpack it and let it work.

But it’s really not a casual undertaking, and I think that’s my been my problem. I’ve been putting potty training on my schedule: when I don’t have anything else scheduled outside of the house to do, or when I’ve had some really strong coffee and decide to take on all the things that need to be done, or when I’ve just dropped $100 on diapers and I’m mad so I decide she’s going to wear underwear for the rest of the day (but didn’t you just buy all those diapers) and then she pees on the couch and I slap a diaper on her.

Yea, I’ve been doing this all wrong.

With the Veterans holiday, we had a three-day weekend to get this done. But I just didn’t feel like it. And then I spent Saturday night in Urgent Care with the three-year-old who had a bad case of Croup. Yes, people still get Croup, even though it sounds like something my grandfather used to get.

So tomorrow is Monday, and I will try again. Everybody’s still home sick and snotty and sneezing but we are going to get this done. I’ve got some juice boxes and some salty snacks and I’m going to sit in the bathroom (or really close by) with my commando baby and Tot on the Pot and we’re going to get this done. As god is my witness.

Because I’m definitely going to need his help too.

How did you potty-train your toddler? Please leave your comments in the box below.