The Poopy Present

So, last night we had a big and rather unexpected moment. Joey used the potty for #2. I was surprised because I was getting him ready for his bath and he said he wanted to use the potty -- I assumed he would do his usual little bit of pee pee, but then the toilet made it's "DA DA DA" nosie that it makes when it has been used (like a king or the President is arriving or something) and Joey declares "Mommy, I poopied on the potty!". He stands up and he's right! Sure, it's not much to speak of, but he's done it nonetheless --I'll take what I can get.

So, after two exciting phone calls to his Grandma's to inform them of his feat, we start discussing his "poopy present" that he has been promised (and has been talking about) for several weeks. He is distressed to learn that he has to wait until the next day since it is Sunday night and the toy stores are rather inconveniently closed. I think that must have given him some time to come up with a master plan though.

We discuss the poopy present all evening and this morning on his way to school. The deal is that we will go get it after I pick him up from school. When I arrive in the afternoon to get him he is VERY excited. He announces to an older gentleman in the parking lot that he is on his way to get a "poopy present" -- a little TMI for that guy I'm sure.

So, we head out and he asked me where we were going to go to get his present and I told him Target or Toys R Us – and he asked if we could add Walgreens to the list in case he didn’t find anything at the other two places. So, we decide on Target first and he spends about 15 minutes going up and down the aisles checking everything out – he said he wanted cars, trucks or trains. He debated for awhile over a couple of 10 packs of matchbox cars and a tractor, but then decided he wanted to go to Toys R Us – so he walked me out without a single attempt to get anything and got into the car. On the way to Toys R Us he announces that he is looking for a truck with cars on it. So, we get to Toys R Us and he says he wants to go to the car and truck section. We spend another 15 minutes wandering up and down the car aisles and he walks down the side until he sees there are no more car aisles and then goes back to the two he has been perusing. He finds the truck my mom got him for Xmas and thinks he wants that until I explain that he already has it but he could get new cars for it. He starts quizzing me about exactly what he can get and I explain that I will get him one bigger car/truck or I will spend about $10 on smaller cars. So, he debates between cars and trains for awhile (discussing it with me – adding in that the Easter Bunny might bring him the train) and then decides on a small trash truck he liked for $4 and a box of matchbox cars for $5. He says “OK, let’s go home” – so we go up and pay and he takes his bag and goes to the car without any arguments.

It cracked me up how much he thought about it all and debated the one big car vs. several little cars option and also considered the train. He would present me with options and I would tell him, yes, you could do that or no, it’s too expensive – and he made his choice that way.

Also, one more quote of the day...

We were outside and I was pushing him on the swing and I told him that I wanted to run in and wash my hands. He responded (quoted exactly), "You know you can use the hose to wash your hands off out here." He has an answer for everything...