Elise had to take an class at her church tonight so it was Daddy/Maly night tonight. We got home after dropping Elise off and I made dinner for Maly. She ate as I was preparing my own dinner. She finished her dinner pretty much before I really started making mine (I’m totally out of practice in the kitchen).
And then she disappeared. I peeked around the hallway and saw that the bathroom door was closed and the light was on. I just assumed she was tending to business as she’s been learning to do so the past week and half. And by business, I’m only referring to front-end business at this point.
The house remained virtually silent for about five minutes. I was predisposed still by prepping my own dinner. I finally walked to the bathroom door.
“Hey, everything all good in there?”
“Yeah! Water really hot.”
I opened the door to find Maly with a hand full of suds and only the hot water running.
“Oh, sugar, that’s because you’ve only got the hot water running”
“I went poo poo and pee pee.”
“…”
“And now I wash my hands”
“You pooped?”
“Yeah…”
“In the potty?!?!”
“Yeah!”
“All by yourself?!!”
“Yeah!”
“AND YOU WIPED YOUR ASS?!?!… uhhh, ahem, I mean, you wiped your, err, butt by yourself?”
“Yeah!!!”
“What? Seriously? You wiped yourself? Not just the pee pee, but the poop, too? You wiped your butt?”
“Yeah!”
And the celebration began. I told her how proud I was of her. We danced a little jig. We chased each other around the kitchen and screamed and laughed. Finally, after ten minutes, she stopped in front of the stove and said, “Daddy, hoewdge me.”
I obliged. I lifted her up into my arms as she put her two fingers in her mouth and then nestled her little head down on my left shoulder.
“I’m a big girl.”
Just ask yourself; 5 years ago would you have ever imagined you’d be dancing about the house doing the jig because your daughter went #2 all by herself? Life sure is good, isn’t it? Cherish those moments. Great story, Josh. :)
I sure am glad she washed those hand before she popped the fingers in her mouth.
How sweet of you two to celebrate a big challange in Maly’s life. She will only remember this for a short while and if she happens to remember in time, pretend you don’t! Do you remember when you quit using diapers? The lady working at day care remembers.
What a smart little cookie! And, yet so cuddly! I can just picture the conversation in the bathroom. I can also feel the nestling little head. How precious! The really important question, though, is: Did you ever get any dinner?!