An Update From The Potty Training Wars

Last Wednesday evening, my husband was putting Little Miss to bed while I was working with Mister Man. I found out then that she was out of Pull-Ups. Ummm, what?

It was 6:30 at night and time for her bed. No one had bothered to mention the dearth of Pull-Ups until that point. Costco had a sale on Pull-Ups starting the next day. Thursday mornings are sheet changing days in my house.

I decided to try one more time to see if she was ready to stay dry overnight, knowing that I had a plastic mat under her sheets just in case. I explained to her what we were doing, and she repeated after me, "Body. Hey! Body! Listen up. I'm going without a Pull-Up tonight. You need to wake me up if you have to go p0tty. Got it? You'd better!" We were as set as we were going to be.

I woke her up for a p0tty run when I went to bed, and she went.

The next morning, her bed was wet. I commiserated with her a bit and asked what happened. Did you wake up all wet this morning?

No.

Ummmm you got wet after you woke up?

Yes. I woke up this morning, and I had to go p0tty and I forgot I wasn't wearing a Pull-Up anymore.

Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech.

Ummm what? Wait, you mean to tell me that you stayed dry all night long, only to wake up in the morning and wet your bed simply because you were too lazy to walk down the hall to the bathroom? Are you kidding me?

There are no more Pull-Ups.

Or there weren't. After our little discussion, she was dry on Thursday night. And on Friday night. And on Saturday night. Since then, she's wet her bed once or more a night every night, even with both my husband and I waking her in the middle of the night. So yeah, when I went to Costco today, I bought more Pull-Ups.

Score:
Little Miss 6
Mommy 0

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Not That I'm Stubborn Or Anything...

At least I know where Little Miss gets her stubbornness from.

The jeans I had been wearing were … wearing out, plus they were too big (I know, everyone should have such a problem!).

I hate buying jeans because I get comfortable in mine and like the way they fit and can never find jeans like them again. When my second to last pair wore out in the knee, I finally broke down though. I went to Target (because I also am … frugal and can’t justify spending much on jeans) and collected armloads of jeans to try on in various sizes. That’s when I discovered the six item limit in their dressing rooms.

In the end, I found a style of jeans that fit and were comfortable. Bonus, they were also on clearance – how often does that happen? The cool thing is that they were juniors jeans and still fit. Oh yeah, and when I was a junior, I think the jeans I wore were larger. Somehow, I found a second pair in the same size and style. I now have two pairs of comfy jeans again (that are once again starting to get a bit too big and I’m so ok with that! I love Spark People!).

The third or fourth time I wore jeans pair one, the rivet on the button popped off as I was buttoning them. Ok, now I’m starting to get why they were on clearance. I wasn’t about to let this deter me, so I Gorilla Glued the rivet back on. In case you’re wondering, metal doesn’t glue well.

My next step was:

(Ok, anyone who can tell me how to rotate the picture... much appreciated!)

This is when I realized that I really am stubborn. Ok, and probably cheap, too. One way or the other, I’m determined to ensure that the jeans are not smarter than me! The pliers repair lasted for another wearing, but the button popped off again the next time I wore them. This time, my magic pliers didn’t work so well.

My Saturday yoga studio is kitty corner from a cleaners, so I asked if they could fix it. Anyone who's amazed that I remembered to bring them with me knows me well. It actually took me three weeks to remember to bring them. Lucky me, they were honest and suggested I go to a shoe repair place, which I never would have thought of on my own. Fortunately, there was one not too far away.

The shoe repair place was empty except for me and lots and lots of shoes in various states of disrepair. I still haven’t figured out how he stays in business, but I suppose it is a walk in and walk out kind of business vs a browsing one. Anyway, he was able to re-rivet the button. Only $3, so I can’t complain.

Ok, except that after washing the jeans, the rivet popped off again. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the pliers to work their magic anymore. Off to the shoe repair again this morning. This time, he used a new rivet for an extra dollar. I’m wearing them now, and so far so good.

Wish me luck. At some point, my $11.98 jeans aren’t worth another $15 of repairs… so far I’ve only invested another $7. If it doesn’t work this time, I may have to learn how to sew well enough to find a different solution. Please, don’t all laugh at once.