Good Job, Mommy!

Often we talk so much in the course of a day that we rarely realize what a toddler will pick up. Sometimes I look at Abigail wondering where she just picked up that one word and realize that I said it two days ago. Even my actions are being mimicked which is why I try to be a little deliberate in what I do. We have worked to take all bad words out of our vocabulary and try not make any actions we don't want repeated with little hands. I guess I didn't realize what we were doing with potty training.

Of course with potty training, like every other activity Abby does, we go with her to ensure her safety. Not to mention she hasn't quite gotten the hang of pulling her pants down to use the potty. So we get her up there, she does her thing (we pray) and we jump up and down, clap hands and exclaim "Good job! You went pee pee in the potty!" Since Abigail has always fed off of positive feedback, we usually get a great big smile. Totally makes my day. Other times we do the pat down like we are searching for contraband to ensure that she has clean panties. Poopy can be very sneaky. Usually we just do a quick pat down and say "Do you have dry panties? Good job!"

So it only makes sense that if I say "Mommy has to go potty" that I get from her "Go watch Mommy go potty." (Sure kid, I would love an audience). But I wasn't prepared for an extended conversation.

Me: "Mommy has to go potty."
Abby: "Watch Mommy go potty!"
Me: "Sure! Come on!"

Sit down to do my business and at the first drop in the pot Abby stands up jumping and clapping exclaiming "Good job, Mommy! Pee pee in the potty!"

Me: "Thanks! I can always use the encouragement!"
Abby: Walks over to me, reaches out for my panties, gives them a pat down and says "Let me check Mommy's panties. All clean. Good job, Mommy."

Good thing I was on the toilet already or I would have peed my pants from laughing so hard. Priceless.