Emerging From Hiding

This blog has been all but abandoned. It has been left in place just in case some mothers who are new to e.c. need one more resource to encourage them and they might stumble over here. However, the remote chance of that occurrence is not large enough to justify letting it just sit here taking up electrons.

On the other hand, continuing to post and talking about things other than e.c. might make that occurrence more likely while allowing T.M. to blather about other topics of interest to her. 

By way of updating, T.M. had a miscarriage in August of 2011 after announcing on this blog that she was expecting and already making plans for her next adventure in infant potty training.  Perhaps with her advanced age another pregnancy may never be conceived, or perhaps the spacing will just be really long, so it makes little sense to wait around for a chance to blog again about the fun and foibles of taking a baby to the potty place.

Tommy, himself is nearly completely toilet independent at the age of 3 1/2. He still sits facing toward the rear of the toilet, but he takes himself to the place, removes his own pants, climbs up there , does his business and flushes completely by himself. He still needs help to wipe, as does his 5 year old brother, and he rarely attempts to put his undies and pants back on, as he usually brings them to T.M. or an older sibling and asks for help. It is sort of cute to hear a shout coming from inside a bathroom with a closed door, "Will someone wipe my butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!", although it can also be embarrassing when company is present or when we are visiting at the neighbor's.

Out in public he must be attended on the toilet for bowel movements because he is unsure about balancing himself alone on the front of the toilet seat, facing forward, and we choose not to have him remove his shoes as is required for removing the pants for straddling the toilet to face backwards. He urinates standing and he both lifts the seat AND puts it back down when he is finished.

That constitutes an update. This post could sure use some pictures, huh? How many of the posts here bemoan the lack of pictures?