brought to you by the letter P

Potty training has got to be the most banal of conversation topics a parent can bring up in polite society. But as resolutely opposed as I was to chatting and writing about the pees and poops of my toddler, I've also had a nagging reminder in my mind that I too was once interested in hearing other parents' experiences (it takes a village, right?). So at the risk of appearing trite, I'm going to delve into the ins outs and outs of ditching diapers. Cool? I promise tomorrow we'll be back to the regularly scheduled programming of real food cooking and homesteading.

poop talk = good?

Do you live in a world where discussions of poop are a good day? I've been waiting to start Charlie on potty training, but if I'm honest with myself, I couldn't really say why. She has been talking about the whole general concept for a few months now. "Pee pee!" is announced every time one of us goes to the bathroom, and she even says "Uh oh, poop" and runs to stand in the vicinity of the potty when she's about to go. Yeah, it probably doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure she's ready.