Toddlin' To The Toilet

by Chante

Now that my baby is toddling, our EC'ing has changed again! This time it's the cutest adn sweetes thing.


We still only EC part-time. Usually it's in the mornings when she wakes up. I can most likely count on a pee in the toilet from her.


During the day, we're not together all the time (I don't wear her as much since she's able and more than willing to walk), but when we are and I see that face or hear a grunt or see her squatting a bit, I'll look to her and find her already looking in my direction. Then I'll ask her, "Do you have to go potty?" Now I'm not saying my baby can actually understand all those words together in a sentence, but she knows by now that when she's feeling like she has to go and I look at her and ask her a question, she's about to go visit the bathroom with me.


Since she can walk, what she does now after hearing my question is stops what she's doing, walk over to me, grab my hand, start walking and navigate her way to the bathroom! It's amazing and the cutest most darling behavior! I will drop whatever I'm doing to be led through the house by my toddler so we can go potty!


My older children know what's going on and sometimes they follow to see what she has to do (although I stop them at the door so she can concentrate and do her thing. She still gets distracted if they're in there and won't go because she's busy watching them). My husband has seen her come and grab my hand and he just smiles and gives this amazed look as we go.


Since we don't EC full-time I'm not sure if this is her being trained to do it all on her own, nor am I pushing her to go by herself. Those times are precious (we almost always get the poos unless I'm not around her when she starts) to me. For those fleeting moments, we're connecting and understanding each other to fulfill a basic need. She's so happy when she hears my question too. It's like she feels her poo about to come out and it's a very strong feeling and she doesn't know what to do about it. Then she hears my question and is so relieved that Mommy konws what to do. She happily goes off to the toilet and even gets to flush it. The whole pottying process is a joy for her and I as well as everyone in our family.


EC'ing even part-time is making teaching her how to go to the bathroom a breeze! I guarantee you we will never go back to just letting our babies go in their pants without communicating with them first! We're an EC'ing family for life!