Potty Update

I'm happy to report that E is fully potty trained. She's even been wearing big girl panties overnight for over a week now. Of course, since I've made this public declaration and put fresh linens on her bed, she'll most certainly have a urine soaked bed in the morning.

At home, she insists on being completely independent with her bathroom duties with the exception of wiping. That's because I won't fully relinquish that responsibility to her yet...no matter how much she insists.

When we are away from our humble abode, she still requires a little assistance getting up on the toilet. I'm happy to oblige as public restrooms increase my anxiety slightly (ok...greatly). The mere sight of my baby cuddling up to a public toilet as if it's her favorite teddy bear nearly initiates a full blown panic attack. There is not enough hand sanitizer in the world to counteract what might be on a toilet seat in any given convenience store.

Anyway, recently we were visiting (A.K.A. overtaking) my parents' home for the weekend. Luckily, their bathrooms don't elicit a tachycardic reaction from me, so I would just set little E up on the toilet and leave the bathroom until she called for me.

On one occasion, she never summoned, but instead she met me in the hallway proudly saying, "I wiped my bottom!"

I peeked into the bathroom to see evidence to support my stance on supervising wiping detail...



That would have been lovely for the next bathroom user to stumble upon.