http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933 Ethan's been potty trained for almost two years now but recently we've been working on him doing the, well...um...the wiping.&nbsp; I should say, however, that we were working on the wiping.&nbsp; After a few botched attempts I told Ethan we would go back to Mommy doing it and try again next month.&nbsp; But he wouldn't have any of it.&nbsp; Thus, he makes secret trips to the bathroom to hone in on his skills and only calls on me when he's tired of trying to get the job done.&nbsp; Usually, the aftermath is nothing bad at all.&nbsp; But today, oh dear Lord, today was utterly unspeakable.&nbsp; The toilet seat was....&nbsp; And in between the sheets of the roll of toilet paper....&nbsp; He told me he had stuck his finger in....&nbsp; I had to wipe down his lower back....&nbsp; Unspeakable things.&nbsp; Such unspeakable things.&nbsp; The climax of it all&nbsp;was the very poor timing of serving him a piece of chocolate frosted cake immediately prior.&nbsp; There was a certain smudge below his bottom lip.&nbsp; As we were washing his hands I asked, &quot;Is that poop or chocolate by your mouth?&quot;&nbsp; The child proceeded to stick his tongue out and lick at the smudge with both a look of necessity and hesitation until he smiled and said, &quot;Nah.&nbsp; It's just chocolate.&quot; Thank God for small miracles, thank God it was just chocolate.&nbsp; The only thing left from the debacle is trying to strategize a plan of anti-bacterial attack for that toilet seat.&nbsp; Otherwise, I'm afraid I will never use it again.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ethan's been potty trained for almost two years now but recently we've been working on him doing the, well...um...the wiping.&nbsp; I should say, however, that we were working on the wiping.&nbsp; After a few botched attempts I told Ethan we would go back to Mommy doing it and try again next month.&nbsp; But he wouldn't have any of it.&nbsp; Thus, he makes secret trips to the bathroom to hone in on his skills and only calls on me when he's tired of trying to get the job done.&nbsp; Usually, the aftermath is nothing bad at all.&nbsp; But today, oh dear Lord, today was utterly unspeakable.&nbsp; The toilet seat was....&nbsp; And in between the sheets of the roll of toilet paper....&nbsp; He told me he had stuck his finger in....&nbsp; I had to wipe down his lower back....&nbsp; Unspeakable things.&nbsp; Such unspeakable things.&nbsp; The climax of it all&nbsp;was the very poor timing of serving him a piece of chocolate frosted cake immediately prior.&nbsp; There was a certain smudge below his bottom lip.&nbsp; As we were washing his hands I asked, &quot;Is that poop or chocolate by your mouth?&quot;&nbsp; The child proceeded to stick his tongue out and lick at the smudge with both a look of necessity and hesitation until he smiled and said, &quot;Nah.&nbsp; It's just chocolate.&quot; Thank God for small miracles, thank God it was just chocolate.&nbsp; The only thing left from the debacle is trying to strategize a plan of anti-bacterial attack for that toilet seat.&nbsp; Otherwise, I'm afraid I will never use it again.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; en-us <p>LOL!!! I am laughing so hard at my desk after I read the last few lines...&nbsp; that was so funny!!!</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_272775 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_272775 <p>LOL!!! I am laughing so hard at my desk after I read the last few lines...&nbsp; that was so funny!!!</p> <p>Ahhh. the Wiping.</p> <p>That's all I have to say :)</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_272820 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_272820 <p>Ahhh. the Wiping.</p> <p>That's all I have to say :)</p> <p>there was a bit in that Baby Mama movie with Tina Fey that was just like this! Only it was the MOM of the child that did the licking! HILARIOUS!</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_272892 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_272892 <p>there was a bit in that Baby Mama movie with Tina Fey that was just like this! Only it was the MOM of the child that did the licking! HILARIOUS!</p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Bleach.....straight,&nbsp;clorox bleach is your only hope!&nbsp; A Hazmat suit may be required....two or three pairs of gloves and a well ventilated working area.&nbsp;&nbsp;Good luck!!&nbsp; :0)&nbsp; Ethan and my oldest <u>must</u> know&nbsp;share their tales behind our backs!&nbsp; This&nbsp;was a similar event (sans chocolate cake and the&nbsp;tasting bit) when Colby was just starting Kindergarten.....in my&nbsp;attempts to make him self sufficient, I stressed to him wiping until he was clean.&nbsp; Let's just say, I made the same choice to&nbsp;&quot;wait until next month&quot; at that time during the summer....I still double check&nbsp;before he sets foot off the potty; however, his technique has improved&nbsp;a lot since last year....all in good time.</span>&nbsp;</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_273107 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_273107 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">Bleach.....straight,&nbsp;clorox bleach is your only hope!&nbsp; A Hazmat suit may be required....two or three pairs of gloves and a well ventilated working area.&nbsp;&nbsp;Good luck!!&nbsp; :0)&nbsp; Ethan and my oldest <u>must</u> know&nbsp;share their tales behind our backs!&nbsp; This&nbsp;was a similar event (sans chocolate cake and the&nbsp;tasting bit) when Colby was just starting Kindergarten.....in my&nbsp;attempts to make him self sufficient, I stressed to him wiping until he was clean.&nbsp; Let's just say, I made the same choice to&nbsp;&quot;wait until next month&quot; at that time during the summer....I still double check&nbsp;before he sets foot off the potty; however, his technique has improved&nbsp;a lot since last year....all in good time.</span>&nbsp;</p> <p>Heather, the wet wipes have helped our family out of a....errrrr.....sticky situation more than once.  We keep them in both bathrooms.  They are in the TP aisle.  I highly reccomend them, especially for new wipers!</p> <p>Heather B</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_273155 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_273155 <p>Heather, the wet wipes have helped our family out of a....errrrr.....sticky situation more than once.  We keep them in both bathrooms.  They are in the TP aisle.  I highly reccomend them, especially for new wipers!</p> <p>Heather B</p> <p>Ewww!  :) </p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_273904 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/HeatherIjames/29933/#c_273904 <p>Ewww!  :) </p>