Avery pooped in the potty yesterday! I have to say I think it was very much a coincidence. Jennifer realized she hadn't gone much when she went to change her, sat her on the potty with some books, and ta-da! Jennifer said there was a BIG celebration with lots of cheers from her and the older children. About an hour after hearing this story, it dawned on me.
I missed it.
I missed the moment, the picture opportunity, the cheers, and the 2 M&Ms reward.
This is the first milestone that I've missed. Technically, I missed her crawling for the first time, but I was just in the other room and she did a repeat performance for me. To make matters worse (to me) I didn't even pick her up yesterday because I was sick. Lolli got to hear the good news from Jennifer.
The reality is that I work, and Avery spends a good deal of time away from me. I'm not interested in conversations concerning whether we could scale back, whether I'm ruining her, or whether SAHM or working moms have it harder. The fact is that I work. I'm well aware that these firsts can be missed by those SAHM when the child is in the nursery, with grandparents, etc. I'm also WELL aware that there will be lots more poop in the potty and in diapers. But, sometimes missing a first reminds me of all the seconds and thirds I'm missing throughout the day, and that's a lump in my throat that doesn't easily go away.
On the bright side, I didn't have to clean the potty :)
Park City Utah
4 years ago
2 comments:
Someone told me that whether you stay home or you work - time goes by just as quickly. I think that is a good way to look at it. Way to go, Avery! Evie is not impressed with the potty and could benefit from some peer pressure to get her started.
Awww...I'm right with ya girl..I WORK! Enough said, right! Way to go Avery...we've only pooped in the potty once as well and that was b/c she was making awful faces in the bath tub and I didn't want to clean poop out of the tub so I took her out and sat her on the pot and ta da she poops! But not since...she tells me she's pooped in the diaper after the fact! It'll come with time I know! Yay for Avery! Hope you are feeling better:-)
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