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Today at approximately 9:48 AM, Lochlain "went poopies on the potty"! And it didn't look anything like the picture above, either (imagine it being slightly more chaotic in less space with spectators). Here is the schedule of events - as best as I can put it together:

6:30 AM: Lochlain wakes up; calls for Daddy half-heartedly, is ignored.
6:46 AM: Ramping up his enthusiasm, Lochlain calls more forcefully for Daddy - is ignored.
6:47 AM: Lochlain now yelling for Daddy; Mommy "suggests" I get up before Seanie is awakened and I have two children to deal with.
6:49 AM: I get up, change Lochlain, and take him downstairs for milk and Wiggles.
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM: The usual morning routines of TV, cuddling, playing, breakfast, and wrestling; Mommy and Sean come down at some point.
9:45 AM: Lochlain announces to Daddy "Lochlain gonna go potty"; we go to downstairs bathroom where Elmo Training Potty is located.
9:46 AM: Daddy pulls down Lochlain's pants and sits him on the potty, still with diaper on; Lochlain tells Daddy "No Daddy, Lochlain gonna go potty" and kicks pants off totally while pulling at diaper.
9:46:30 AM: Daddy realizes this is the real deal; takes diaper off.
9:46:35 AM: Daddy realizes that the Elmo Training Potty has inadequate urination shielding; mentally and emotionally prepares for the worst.
9:46:45 AM: Lightbulb appears over Daddy's head; positions used diaper for optimal deflection; yells for Mommy to get new diaper and wipes stat.
9:47 AM: Lochlain shifts in chair trying to get comfortable; Daddy has flashes of Lochlain running around house, crapping all over.
9:48 AM: Lochlain "releases the hounds" on potty - no urination; Daddy breathes sigh of relief; Mommy claps; Seanie drools.
9:49 AM: Clean-up detail and mini-celebration; Mommy asks etiquette on picture taking for posterity; Daddy puts the kibosh on that.
10:00 AM: Phone calls go out - Lochlain tells Memar and Poppy: (hushed voice) "lochlain go poopy" (yells)"ON THE POTTY!"; refuses to talk to anyone else on the phone for the rest of the day.
12:10 PM: Mommy buys new training potty that touts, among other features, a "detachable deflector"; Daddy breathes second sigh of relief.

Of course, Seanie watched it all with an odd fascination - he even appeared to be cheering his brother on at one point. Seanie loves his jumper seat - we just started putting him in it recently. He'll laugh and smile (more than usual) in it - not that this video is any evidence of that (kudos to Bean on the camera work - though that creepy sign-off slightly disturbs me):



LOCH'S WORDS OF THE WEEK: Lochlain - against his father's 10 Rules That Make Life Easy (Rule #7: Never Refer To Yourself In The Third Person) - often refers to himself in the third person. In fact the only pronoun Lochlain seems to use is "Mine" but only as single word - usually shouted (e.g. Lochlain's spoons are referred to as "Lochlain's 'poons", unless you try to take them away from him at which point they are referred to as "MINE!!!). He is also big on using the word "gonna" - he will announce what he is "gonna"do right before or as he is doing it (e.g. "Lochlain gonna go potty" or "Lochlain gonna fall down").