Definitely No Pic This Time!

Okay, well I had to throw some pics in anyway from last weekend before I get into the topic that I definitely didn't have a picture of (thankfully)...




Huggies have perfected their Pull-Ups design to be both a blessing and a curse. I've always got to keep some sort of bottoms on Samantha because the velcro pull-away sides of the Pull-Ups are too much of a temptation for her to resist. Totally super-easy to get off. I think Pampers or Luvs or someone make pull-up nappies without the velcro, but still tearable (only with more effort than a small child can muster). The wisdom in having tear-away Pull-Ups is so that if she has a rather messy accident, you can still take the nappy off without smudging goo all the way down her legs.

So, I made the mistake yesterday morning of asking Samantha to help me get her undressed and out of her jammies. She always helps me to put her clothes on but rarely makes too much of an effort the other way 'round. I asked her to take off her pants, but to leave on her nappy. She pulled off her pants, but of course she didn't leave the rest, and took great pleasure in tearing the sides off, even with me telling her "no" repeatedly. Logic and drawn out explanations of why she shouldn't are totally lost on her. It's all about the velcro. She then got dressed (with assistance of course, although it is pretty fun to watch some of the creative ways in which she puts on her shirts), and I began to think about what a can of worms I may have just opened. Steve called me during the day to chat, and informed me that after her nap yesterday (we let her play for a while after she wakes up before we go in to get her) he went in and found her completely naked, sitting on the floor, playing with a puzzle. No major catastrophe, fortunately. When I went into her room this morning (again, after a play period after she woke up), she was once again naked from the waist down, pulling clothes out of her drawers. I had a little conversation with her about how she needs to leave her nappy on and to learn to tell us when she has to use the potty so we can skip nappies altogether. No response.

This afternoon I was extremely grateful to be at work when Steve called and informed me that after her nap she was again naked, and had a particularly messy accident that he had to spend a huge amount of time and effort trying to clean out of the carpet on her floor. We won't know the extent of the damage until it dries, but he sounded pretty confident. I know the non-velcro, more-effort tear-aways are better, although I doubt they'd stop her now. I know it's just a developmental milestone (or at least that's what I keep telling myself). I know that opening doorknobs is next and we'll have a whole new issue to deal with. I know that cleaning up the cat puke on the bed in the wee hours of the morning this morning was super-easy and almost enjoyable by comparison to what Steve had to deal with today. I know that any and all advice from my friends will be welcomed!!!