Scarred for life?

More adventures in potty training. Thomas has now decided to pee standing up. This came as quite a shock to me and Kei. We didn’t know that he even considered it as an option. To be honest, it’s a lot cleaner – especially when we provide him with “targets” in the form of cheerios floating in the bowl.

Tonight Thomas needed to use the loo. He ran into the bathroom, pulled down his pants, stood on a stool and assumed the position. Unfotunately he leaned a little far forward and fell head first into the bowl. He ended up in water up to his elbows.

I tried to laugh it off, even when Thomas started crying a little. I think it was more the shock than anything but I am really hoping this doesn’t make him afraid of the potty. The good news is that he got right back on the horse and finished what he went in there to do – after I dried him off with a towel of course. 

These are the things you don’t think about when you decide you want to start a family.

P365 Day 264 – September 21st 2008

This is Emerson. Isn’t she adorable? And isn’t it a nice change to have a photo of a beautiful little girl on the blog? I took this picture during a visit with my friend Laurie and her two children. I’m sure the boys (Thomas and her son Ethan were off making a mess somewhere).

Sometimes it’s so nice to take photos of other people’s kids. Not that I don’t love my own of course. I sometimes think about taking this hobby a little further but then I’d actually have to learn how to use my camera properly and right now I’m not sure I have the time to do that. I’ll have to make do with random photos of my friends and their children. There’s worse things in life. 🙂