October 18, 2010

THE POOP PRIZE

Since the inception of this blog, I have affectionately referred to my son as "Baby-Ko." But alas, the time has come to not only acknowledge the fact that though he is forever my baby, he is in no way a baby. He is a little boy.... A little boy with an infectious smile, incurable curiosity, and an ability to produce bowel moments on a moments notice.

Yup. I simply told him that I had a Buzz Lightyear motorized motorcycle that would be his in exchange of 3 poops on the potty, and I saw in his eyes a "Noooow we're talking, lady," smirk that he never gave with my lousy M&Ms and Skittles offerings. The drawn out, exhausting, and tactical negotiations that I had been dealing with for a month suddenly ceased. He threw me one last, "Holy shit, this bitch means business," look and it was game on.

Of course, I had no idea that only 2 hours later, he would have met his goal (and then some), but a deal is a deal.

Congratulations, Jonah. Drive safely.

4 comments:

My Bottle's Up! said...

can you come potty train my son?

you sound REALLY good at it.

also, he has a fantastic name. :)

Rita Templeton said...

Way to go, (not-so)Baby-Ko! And you too, Mom ... what a great incentive! :)

I have been potty-training Cameron (who will turn 3 in January) for almost a YEAR now. He pees and poops consistently in the potty ... if he isn't wearing pants. But the second I put anything on his lower half - underwear, Pull-Ups, you name it - it's like permission to pee or poop in them.

I don't get it.

Becky said...

I should try that w Joe :)

Love the story and little boy Jonah.

Unknown said...

You need to potty train my daughter!

Funny how the kids grow out of their baby nicknames :(

Congrats Jonah!