Flanagan Clan

So, Patrick’s new thing: taking off his diaper after going poop. He did it twice today. The first time he did it while I was on the phone, and ended up making a mess all over the living room carpet, which had to be scrubbed like crazy afterwards. This afternoon he did it again outside while playing. Thankfully, he didn’t make a mess that time, and I ended up hosing his little bottom off in the grass… it’s warm here, so it wasn’t too bad. But I’m getting really frustrated with this new development of his. The books I read say that boys are almost impossible to potty train before the age of 3, but I really need to do something soon, before I go crazy!!! Plus, I’m thinking of all the money we would save on his diapers. I think I’m going to start trying now… beginning with putting on the nasty plastic-lined training pants this evening. He needs to start knowing what it feels like to be wet… and hate it! I don’t know if he’s ready, but the one thing I do know is that he better start using the potty by his third birthday because I’m taking away the diapers…