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Making the move to swipe a wipe

By Nathan Wade | Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 07:44 AM

More on the continuing saga of when will Sam be ready for toilet training:

Lately, I have a new way of knowing when Sam has dirtied a diaper. After making the deposit, he finds a piece of paper, a tissue, or a napkin and pretends to wipe his bottom. Of course, he is doing it outside his diaper and his pants, so he’s not getting his hands dirty or making more of a mess.

When I take him into his room to change his diaper, he also tries to wipe his bottom after I’ve taken off the dirty diaper. In this case, he usually does get his hands dirty, but at least he is confined inside his crib, and I’m able to clean his hands before he makes matters worse.

I assume all of this behavior has originated from him watching me in the bathroom. A couple of times, he has even tried to wipe my bottom after I’ve visited the facilities!

I still don’t think he has forethought, enough to know that it’s time to head to the bathroom, but at least he’s beginning to associate some of the behaviors together.

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