(alias Things to do when you’re on Holiday in Suffolk V…)

I’m really not sure about the timing of this but Charlotte decided that it would be a good idea to try to get Monty’s potty training started whilst we were on holiday. The house we’re staying in belongs to my parents so it’s familiar to Monty. And the weather isn’t great outside so it’s not like any of us feel like we’re really missing out on outdoors activities.

If it was up to me, to be honest, we’d probably never train him so there would never be a good time. Luckily it was my turn for a lie in this morning so by the time I got woken at 9.00 Monty had already begun his training. Charlotte was already looking frazzled and gave me an update on progress (or lack of) and growled as she did so. I could see we would be in for a long day. The thought occurred to me to go out on a long trip for the day all by myself. Courageously I decided to stay. I should get a medal for this.

Anyhow, it’s 1.20 pm in the afternoon and both Monty (and Charlotte) have gone of for their mid-day nap-naps. So far so good. Monty did a poo in his potty shortly after lunch and before his nap. I reacted appropriately (we’re doing this a la Gina Ford) and gave Monty lots of approval and hugs. We’d bought loads of small toy bribes for the occasion. Shallow? Yes. But it seems to be working so far. And Monty was very excited about this event, grinning broadly and telling us proudly that he’d done a poo in his potty, as if we didn’t know.

I’m amazed to find myself blogging about this. I’m even more amazed to find myself excited about his progress. Again, it’s one of those events where, when I was a single man with no responsibilities, I would never have contemplated going through all this. Yeah, I know this is all part of parenting. But inside I sometimes still feel I’m not ready for this. And the idea of having twins in less than three months can be very daunting.

Doubtless there will be further progress reports over the next few days so watch this space - it’s interesting stuff………..really!

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