Today Eloïse is 8 months and 5 days old.
Since Monday I’ve been putting her on the toilet every so often, and just like Nico, she’s been taking the toilet very easily. What puzzles me this time round is that I actually didn’t get the chance to teach her to teach her the cues - pipi or caca beforehand, so I’m unsure as to what is prompting her to go when I place her on it. I’m thinking either watching her big brother (who is pretty used to having an audience by now), or just the sitting position, nappy off, might be enough.
What really helps this time round is the toilet seat that we got Nico. It certainly helps my back not having to hold her in an awkward position. When we have this down pat, hopefully at around 9 months, I’ll go for reusable nappies. What a shame I haven’t got MS Project installed on this laptop, it’s almost worth drawing up a project plan with milestones. No resources to help me out with this one though, unless Papa can help with the cueing via Skype. Which would be an entertaining sight from Brent’s desk.
Eloïse is now eating pretty much everything we eat (exceptions are honey, milk, nuts and anything unhealthy or that could cause choking). This means that I’ve seen the end of leaky nappies. This, combined with Nico learning to ask to go to the toilet before he pees (finally! 3 weeks short of 3 y.o.!) means that the wash load is dramatically decreasing. Life is good… Now to teach both of them to stop smearing food everywhere at meal times.
