Potty Talk

Ok - disclaimer, this is a post about potty talk so skip it if it grosses you out, or you are not a mama (because, it will probably gross you out).

Here's the thing, a few weeks ago Cy had to go to the bathroom pretty badly. He had to poop and pee at the same time and couldn't decide which to do first. So, he sat down to poop (told you, gross) and in turn ended up peeing all over his legs and floor. He doesn't have the whole tuck concept down yet. Needless to say, my neat freak of a child freaked out and basically scared himself to death. Apparently, unbeknownst to me, he essentially stopped pooping consistently at this point. He would definitely do it but not as frequently, same with peeing. So, this all came to a head Memorial Day weekend when he was backed up, and I mean BACKED up. I think what happened was that he totally stopped pooping, like resisted the urge to go for a few days and then couldn't when he needed to. Cy was miserable. Every time we tried to get him to sit down and go he literally screamed and cried. It was nuts. I was nervous about sending him to Bush Gardens with my parents on Sunday after Saturday night being so miserable. He went to be crying and woke up crying. Poor little buddy. I was hoping that my parents might be able to convince him to go but that was to no avail either. So, when they got back from Bush Gardens he was still fussy/crying because he was so uncomfortable. Brad and I made the decision to give him a rectal stool softener/laxative to get things moving whether he wanted to or not. It happens pretty quickly so we put it in (yuck) and set him down on the pot and he screamed bloody murder. However, like clock work it happened quickly and painlessly and he was immediately like a whole new child. He was SUPER relieved and I could tell immediately that he felt better. He has gone pretty consistently since then but only when I am around and I have to sit in there with him. Before all this, he wouldn't let us in the bathroom with him as he needed his "privacy". It's so weird how/what happened but I'm glad we're back on a regular schedule again.

You're welcome for this gross post with WAY too much information into the potty life of my son;)