Potty success story

Okay, maybe it is a little early to call our potty story here a success story, but it is getting there. Twice today Bob called for "Help! Help! Help Bob!". (His use of pronouns is not mastered yet) The first time he was too late...he had gone in his pull-up already. But, the second time, we made it to the potty in time for him to make pee-pee (and get another car). He still doesn't have the "poo poo" connection. He points to the big potty and says "poo poo go there" but he generally won't go in his potty. When he goes in his pull-up, we put it in the big potty to show him where the poo poo goes, then flush it away. He did go poo in the potty once last week - he asked if he could get three cars if he went poo. We told him yes. He went in the potty. The only problem is he can't count yet. I tried to give him three cars as promised, but he only took one car and called it "three cars" and squealed. I guess that is an advantage of having a child that can't count yet.

Today we went to the "trail mix store" - Sprouts - the farmer's market store. There was another boy there about Bob's age who was also sitting in a shopping cart. Bob said hi, then I said hi. I asked him what his name was. Bob said "me Bob." I think the other boy thought Bob said "me big" (it is still difficult for other people to understand Bob). The little boy replied "me bigger". Bob's reply was "hi bigger". It gave everyone in earshot a good laugh.

I try to get to the preschool at least once every two weeks to talk to the preschool teacher. I went to talk to her yesterday. She still had her hands full with other preschoolers so I didn't get to say much. I did find out that they made mud pies....or as Bob says, mud birthday cakes at the sensory table at school yesterday. They played with potting soil as the "dirt" areas around the school is all sand.

The floor I am currently working on is having budget issues. The nurse manager wants to extend my contract, but she is not sure she can get approval. The census has been low, and the seasonal surge in patients they have in the winter time is going to decrease. I do want to go back to days, so perhaps that is a good thing. I can try and get a daytime contract elsewhere. The pay is the same for both days and nights as a traveler.