Thursday, July 31, 2008

Kennedy potty training pt. 1

*WARNING*
The following story is not for the weak at heart or the stomach.

When I was a kid there was a couple who lived across the street that had a cat that went missing. They searched for weeks to no avail and eventually gave up the search. Then one day my parents noticed a strange smell coming from their bathroom. The smell grew stronger and stronger and they put two and two together and realized that the missing cat had died somewhere under the house and was causing the smell. Therefore the day came that Dad had to crawl (and I mean shoulder crawl under this house because that is how much room there was) and get the cat out. As there was no room I had to crawl under there with him to hold the light. (April refused to help and Dusty is beyond afraid of all things that move. I thought that it was going to be fun:( I had no freaking idea!!!) Anyway it appeared that the cat crawled up into this space under my parents shower where he was unable to climb out and eventually died. I don't know why his cries were not heard except that we had several and I mean several outside cats living under that crawl space and also my parents had been in the middle of remodeling that bathroom so it rarely was used. Now we had to get that cat out and the only way was to cut a hole around the cat so he could fall out. I will never forget that moment. Dad starts to cut the area and then suddenly there is this smell! Cannot describe to you how horrific it was. The saw hit the cat!!! The smell permeated the area and we both began to gag. It was so so so bad. To this day I still remember the smell. Now why is this relevant to my topic, because Kennedy just brought that smell back to me! And that is why I can't wait for her to be fully potty trained!!! Were on day two of diapers only at bed!!! Yesterday we had no accidents and she did number 1 on the potty chair. I am keeping my fingers crossed and her off the couch!lol I miss Lisa (Ava's former babysitter and number one potty trainer of 18 mth old Ava) more than ever before!!!

1 comment:

The Morris Family said...

Hey Natalie,

Great Story it made me laugh. I can totally see April and Dusty refusing and you steppin up.