Emma has begun to have a fascination with the "big girl" potty. She likes to sit on it, will sometimes actually go potty on it, and most definitely likes the applause and cheers from Mommy and Daddy after she goes on it. It is a rare occasion when I get to use the restroom alone these days, and I am also beginning to enjoy the claps, cheers and, cries of "You did it Mommy!" from my 2 year old.
Emma also has been asking a lot of questions lately about how things work, why things don't work, and how to fix things that are broken. From these conversations has sprung an affinity for batteries. She is constantly finding things that don't work, or that she thinks need to be more animated and bringing them to me so that I can fix them with batteries.
What, you ask, do these two things have to do with one another? Well, this morning at potty time this is the conversation that took place...
Emma: (sitting on the potty, pointing at herself) Mommy, it's not working!
Me: What's not working?
Emma: Her (she always refers to herself as her), she's not working.
Me: Just give it a minute sweetie. Be patient.
Emma: No patient, Mommy. Her needs batteries!
