making progress.... ???

I should take the ??? out of the title, because it *is* progress. Really, it is. It's just that my lazy behind is in for some trouble.

We're in a potty training rut. The Boy's status has not really changed since July. He was so early with potty training, and we were thrilled... but it's been no improvement for so long, that I find myself so frustrated, even though he is ahead of where The Babe was at this same age. Generally speaking, The Boy has tinkled in the potty consistently since last July. He still wears a diaper for his nap (which there is no nap anymore, so I don't know why I mention it), and a diaper to bed. The nighttime diaper is always soaked in the morning. He will request a diaper if he needs to poop. He will not poop in the potty. Ever.

It is not unusual for The Boy to awake during the night. Most nights he sleeps through, but some nights he is awake. When he wakes up, he just sits in his bed and screams until I get there. Usually, he just wants me to turn his songs (it's a Bach CD) back on. Sometimes, he's had a bad dream. Always, as soon as I go in there and soothe him for a moment, he's back to sleep quickly, so it's not so bad.

Tonight, at around 1:00 am, I heard The Boy screaming. I was still awake working in my office, so it wasn't bad. Or so I thought. I got to his room, and he is sitting on his bed screaming. He says to me "My need to tinkle". I admit, part of me wanted to say "well that's what the damn diaper is for, don't bother me with this at 1:00 am!". But the part of me that is a better mother than that realized that I needed to take him to the bathroom. So, off we went... sleepy boy in bathroom. Peel off blanket sleeper? check! Pull down pants? check! Remove totally dry diaper? check! Prop sleepy boy up next to the toilet and hope he remembers to aim? (he did) check!... Now, put diaper back on The Boy while he is standing up, pull on pants, pull up sleeper, zip him all back up and carry him back to bed.

Of course, this has been quite a production, so now I have an entirely awake Boy at 1:00 am. "Mommy, my want to sleep with you" "No, not my room, Mommy!". Sorry, kiddo, but Mommy isn't even in bed yet.

So. You can see why I am torn. Of course this is progress. His tinkle woke him up and he realized he needed to go to the bathroom. But MY GOD, the middle of the night hassles this will create... *sigh*

The Babe still comes to get me when she has to tinkle in the middle of the night. Between the two of them, I may never sleep again.