Lately Kaiya has been into taking showers all by herself. It is the most wonderful thing. She hasn't mastered washing her own hair yet, but the shower does occupy her for 20 minutes or so. Last week she was in the shower and she started freaking out and yelling, "Stinky! Stinky!" So Tony and I go into the bathroom to find that she has pooped in the shower. She is completely disgusted by it. Tony gets his stern Daddy voice out and tells her that we only go stinky in a diaper or on the potty. She immediately gets her feelings hurt and begins sobbing. Tony quickly changes to the sweet Daddy voice and says, "It's okay, we know it was an accident, but next time you just need to call us and we can set you on the potty to go stinky." Crisis over.
Fast forward to tonight. Kaiya is in our shower and I'm in our bedroom putting clothes away. I hear her break into sobs as if she is hurt. I didn't hear any "thunks" so I wonder what's going on. I get in there and open the door and she is hovering in the corner and pointing to poop on the drain. I get her out and have her stand on the bathmat while I get toilet paper to get the poo out of the shower. I can tell she is bummed because she is really not done playing in the shower yet. So I give her a gentle lecture about going stinky on the potty and not in the shower and then let her get back in. About 2 minutes later she starts fussing again and I'm thinking -- no way -- not again. I go in, open the shower door and scan the shower floor for poo. Don't see any. But she is saying "Stinky. Stinky. Stinky." Over and over and pointing at the drain. I tell her no, there is no stinky in the shower. She insists and crouches down over the drain and points to a discolored ring around the drain.
I sigh and say... "No, that's called mildew."
She looks at me only half-believing what I've said. And honestly... like the child knows what mildew is anyway. So I find another spot of mildew away from the drain and point it out to her. "See -- it's not stinky. Its just means mama needs to clean the shower."
That seemed to satisfy her.
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Rachel, you just made me laugh so hard! This story is hilarious. I LOVE that Kaiya cries "stinky," and sobs about it like she didn't know what she was doing while "it" was happening! So funny. It sounds like she just loves being in the shower so much she can't waste the time getting out to go on the potty! She doesn't want to risk you taking her out for good during that shower! Love it.
What a funny story!Little goof ball!Has she actually gone"stinky" on the toilet?20 minute showers????If only we had that luxury huh?
cute - and Rachel, you'll have to ask Kelley and Andrea about taking a bath with you - and YOU going Stinky in the bathwater!!! ha ha....all good memories - kids are hysterical!!!
Love the story!!! Hilarious!
That's way too funny!
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