Bathroom Cheerleader

"While potty training your kids, you find yourself becoming a cheerleader for properly placed bowel movements!"

My oldest is in the final stages of potty training. He initiated it, but in order to keep the process going, we've had to get creative. So for now, he gets a small piece of chocolate every time he goes potty. It works for us. He hasn't had an accident in 4 days. Not only that, but he's successfully been in undies for 2 days. That includes trips to the store, church, beach, etc. I'm really proud of him. It's funny how things change as you get older. 

There once was a time that you could find me on the sidelines of a baseball, football or basketball game, cheering on my loved ones. I've cheered my husband on at races. I've been at talent shows and rooted for friends. This is the first time in my life that I've cheered and celebrated a bowel movement. We've gone all out for him. He has a potty dance, we've sang for him, high fives, pats on the backs, etc. Priorities have changed. Parenthood changes everything. Being a mom means becoming the family cheerleader. I have yet to miss one of my husband's flag football games. I've made it to *almost all* of his softball games. If I've missed, it's been due to a complication with the kids. I cheered for my son when he first learned to sit up on his own, crawl and walk. It's the little things that make me happy now. It's seeing the smile on his face when he realizes that he's done something big and I'm proud of him. 

This morning he woke up and had to go potty. After his turn on the toilet, he proceeded to cheer for me when I had to pee. It's a great feeling to see someone dance around the room and yell "Yay Pee Pee!". Haha, I can see why he likes it. 

You'll see me on those sidelines again, cheering for baseball, football and basketball teams. It'll be when my kids take the field. For now, you can find me in the bathroom cheering on a 2 year old while he grimaces and focuses on his task at hand.