The Perils of Pottytraining

As I was cleaning my bathroom today, I came across an unusual occurrence...there seemed to be a yellowish liquid in my toilet brush holder. I distinctly remember seeing only water and disinfecting solution in it the day before. Hmmm...I wonder what it could be? Slightly annoyed, I grab the only pottytrained toddler in my household,my son age 5- J., and drag him to the scene of the crime.

"Why did you pee in the toilet brush holder?!" I ask.
"It wasn't me it was I. (naming his younger brother, age 3, who is NOT pottytrained or even interested)!"
I holler for I. who takes his sweet time to get into the bathroom which is only a few steps away.
"Did you pee in the toilet brush holder?" I question.
"Yes." he replies (with the attitude of this is not an abnormal thing to do)
"DON'T PEE ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE TOILET!!!!!!!!!" I say, not so calmly.
"OK." he replies again.
"You are now from henceforth going to be pottytrained," I start to say.
"Why because?" he asks inquisitively.
"Because you, bucko, have just shown me you can pee somewhere besides your diaper...successfully! Welcome to pottytraining."
I lecture him on the reprecussions of toileting anywhere besides the bathroom toilet or the little potty and send him to go put on some underwear.

Now I KNOW he is DEFINITELY ready to pottytrain successfully. I would have preferred a "Hey Mom, I want to pee like a big boy." to what I had to clean up (oh well the floor needed mopping anyway) but being a mother is never that cut and dried...lol!

I never thought the day would come when I. would be excited about training. He always stated that he was a "little" boy and still needed diapers. It definitely comes at an opportune time as we are trying to cut back on expenses.

So I guess in retrospect, it was a toilet bowl of mixed blessing!