Recently The Badoo’s independent, cheeky streak has come in very, very handy.
She was in the baby room (the Joeys) at her daycare and she wanted to move up to the big kid room (the Possums). The Possums is for 3 – 4 year olds, but The Badoo doesn’t believe in age appropriateness. She wanted out of the baby room and in with those Possums.
For a while now we’ve had the potty in the lounge room – proudly being referred to as the ‘place where big girls who don’t wear nappies go’. The Badoo was glancing over at the potty with a ‘yeah, whatever’ shrug for a week or so.
Then one Saturday she grabbed me by the hand and took me over to the potty. Proudly she gestured to the wee in the bowl. She beamed her Badoo smile and said “I’m a big girl, I need undies”. We were beyond proud. Especially when she didn’t miss a beat the entire weekend without nappies. Numbers 1 and 2 were dutifully deposited into the potty without any reminder (to be honest it all happened so suddenly that LOML and I kept forgetting that she was in the middle of toilet training). It was like magic.
So, Monday she fronts up to daycare and announces that she’ll be going into the Possums room thank you very much. “Look!” she said to the Possum teacher, lifting up her skirt. “No nappies! I’m ready to be a Possum.” The Possum teacher must have hesitated slightly. “The toilets are in the Possum room,” The Badoo said pointedly. “I need to be a Possum.”
What can you say to that? The Badoo is now proudly mixing it up with the Possums and flashing her undies at every opportunity. Ah, that Badoo. She’s a little bit mental, she’s a little bit grumpy but she’s a whole lotta clever.
juststopspeaking says
OMG she is just beyond gorgeous! Daddy better get that shot gun ready for when the boys come knocking!
And of all the things The Son challenged us with (sleep and food being right up there) toilet training was a breeze. Just woke up one day, announced no more nappies and THAT WAS IT – a true miracle xx
april says
That is amazing 🙂 Brilliant girl. Mine went the other way – far too much “can’t” and “won’t”
Hi, welcome..... says
I LOVE IT!! The Badoo is all sorts of amazing!!! My son (4) freaks me out on a daily basis! his love for numbers and calculations is just mind blowing. Randomly, he just waltzes around the house “20+20 = 40, 50+50 = 100, 80 +80 = 160.” the other day, i bought him a calculator. my goodness, best thing ever in his eyes xx
ps- She makes for an adorable possum xx
Sarah says
Oh gosh, that is so cute. Hope she’s enjoying being a possum 🙂
Shannon of ** Happiness Is...** says
So so cute! Your blog makes me want to have children like right now 🙂 xo
Sammie says
That is bloody AMAZING! well done! Who knew toilet training could turn out to be so easy!!!
Maritxikis says
Yes, I am terrified. My 2 year old just corrected my pronunciation of Oscar from Sesame Street. The Baddoo is a clever girl, the smiley picture said it all.
Our Park Life says
she looks very proud….
i am wishing for such accomplishments at the moment – M1 is doin the toilet trainin thing….sort of….he pretty much flat out REFUSES to go on his potty…he is a stubborn little thing, maybe I should read him this post?
No dud post at all – 7 comments is a pretty ood day over at OPL!
Gill xo
Our Park Life says
WE ARE HAVING KEYBOARD ISSUES…..HENCE ALL THE MISSED LETTERS IN MY ABOVE COMMENT!
gILL XO
m.e (Cathie) says
what a proud face that is!
i know you posted today that this was a dud post..but it isn’t. no way is such a moment dud worthy.
when Aidan toilet trained himself I told everyone & anyone who would listen, I was just surprised he did it by himself, no bribes, no treats, just did it.
so well done kiddo, welcome to the land of the possums where you shall remain…well until you are about 90+, you might go back to the joeys then 😉
♥
Vanessa says
I missed your last post and am just catching up.
You go miss possum! And you go mum, being super proud! We can get ourselves so involved in the ‘training’ when if left to their own time, kids can surprise us all the time.
Lucy says
Smart. Smart kid. And so incredibly bonny. She is adorable. xx
Little Ted Canvas says
Hooray for the Badoo! Still struggling with the little guy (recently 4) & #2’s…no incentive or bribery in the world seems to be working for us there..
Sarah says
I missed this post in my feed for some reason and only found it when the other one came up. But yay for the Badoo! Mr Small has toilet trained himself recently both night and day and I am suddenly nappy free for the first time in SEVEN YEARS!
•´.¸¸.•¨¯`♥.Trish.♥´¯¨•.¸¸.´• says
She is gorgeous and such a clever Possum.
Piper + Lily says
I love it! haha!
Megan says
What a clever Badoo! That is a fantastic story, I bet her daycare people love her little (and big) personality!
Stacia says
My daughter asked tonight if she could eat some of the cookie dough before we baked the cookies. I thought, “Salmonella”! and said, “No, it might have germs. That’s why we have to put them in the oven.”
To which she replied: “Well, I’m already sick, so I can eat it, Mom.”
Well-played, dear. Well-played.
(Yes, we’ve all been sick all week. That’s why we needed cookies today. Needed. Them.)
PS: Can you send The Badoo over here to whip my son into shape? The kid will not (will not!) poop on the potty.
Deb says
Oh my, that’s incredible.
Soo so smart
Soo so cute!
Varda says
That is one adorable determined girl. Enjoy her to pieces now, because when those teenage years come? With that strong willed personality? (shudder)