Okay, notwithstanding the fact that Blogger went down FOUR times today, apparently just on my blog (ahem, are the blogging gods trying to tell me something?), the day got progressively worse.
I’ll skip all the middle parts – let’s face it, you don’t really want to hear about Katie’s potty training regression du jour, Amy’s snotty nose and the fact that I have nothing to wear – and move straight to the big trauma…
Around 4pm, I ask Katie if she has to go potty. Of
course. So, she takes off for the potty. She reminds me to "stay out" and shuts the door. She is in the potty for a long time.
After awhile, I ask if she needs help. She says no.
I retreat to the family room, just down the hall, where Amy is happily rubbing snot over all of the furniture.
Katie does not come back. I yell down the hall to her, asking if she’s alright. She says yes, and she’ll be there "in a minute."
She comes into the family room and her shirt is wet. I ask her why her shirt is wet and she says that she couldn’t get the baby duck back. And
I say, "What do you mean?" quickly checking, and being much relieved that Amy’s beloved stuffed duck, without whom she would not go to sleep these days, is safely on the floor of the family room. And Katie says, "The baby duck, in the potty. It wanted to go for a swim but it didn’t come back."
The baby duck?
So I ask. "Katie, do you mean the rubber duck?"
And she says, "Yes, the baby one."
And then I knew what she meant.
And yes, the toilet was clogged.
And no, the duck didn’t dislodge on its own.
And yes, the plumber must be called first thing in the morning.
And no, we don’t have another bathroom in the house (it’s on the list).
And yes, I am 34 weeks pregnant – and I do have a toddler who is just now into potty training.
It’s all so unfair.
We’ve tried everything. Nothing.
And so, we will attempt to make it through the night with a pregnant mom, a grumpy dad, a potty training toddler – and oh yeah, did I forget to mention the toddler who tried to "help" Mommy unclog the potty with her toothbrush. Very nice.
None of this was in the "What to Expect" series…
