Regression?
Ty will probably hate me some day for posting this on the web for the world to see, but I am struggling with this one and am looking for advice. Ty has had a rough stretch where he either goes a little potty in his undies (sometimes won’t tell anyone and wears wet pants), waits until the last second and pees all over the toilet, or worse… This morning Ty woke up at the crack of dawn, came in our room for a bit, then said he was going downstairs. He is pretty independent so I thought he would play with his toys or turn on the TV and be fine. And then I hear him screaming, like an “I’m in pain come quick” scream. I jumped out of bed, sprinted downstairs, and ran over to him, stepping in a pool of something in the living room. I thought we had a leak from the storms last night and he slipped and fell. But then I realized he was standing there crying, with no pants or undies on. My brain caught up and I realized that I was standing in Ty’s pee. Ewwwwww! I immediately think something must be wrong, is he hurting, what would possess him to drop his drawers and pee in front of the Christmas tree, in plain view of Iceman the Elf? Jay asked him where his undies were. He walked me over to the guest bedroom, which is right next to the bathroom, and pulled his partially wet undies and shorts out of the Christmas tree box. What?!?! Jay was furious, I was still in shock. Jay took Ty up to his room to talk about why that was a horrible choice, and to try to figure out why he did that. I got out the mop. :(.
A couple hours later Ty was doing the potty dance so I told him to go to the bathroom. He said no, I asked again twice nicely, then I carried him to the bathroom. He went, a lot, but he made sure to aim on the toilet seat cover, getting pee on everything. Back to his room he went, while you guessed it…I cleaned up more pee.
I know he has had oodles of stress in his life, new baby, new country, new home, new school, new friends, new food. But I also know he has an awesome opportunity to see and experience things most kids could only dream about. No matter what, good or bad, this is our reality and we have to make the best of it. Any tips from parents who have been through thus sort of regression would be greatly appreciated!