Communication Before Elimination

If you walk down the street in our neighborhood you will most likely see quite a few little baby bums peeking out of slits in the back of their clothing. When the child needs to "use the bathroom" he is held out at arms length and just...goes. Some parents have even trained their child to go at the sound of their whistle!

**This is actually a "modern" potty training technique catching wind in the US called Elimination Communication.**

It is usually not a problem, but there is only so much you can do when a baby has got to go! I buy most of our produce from a nearby little market. It is a little room with one aisle and produce on either side. I was in there with Miss A one day when a mother and baby came in and started talking to us. All of the sudden the mom started making funny sounds and, before I knew it, I heard a trickling on the cement floor and felt a little splattering on my feet. Thankfully she didn't just stay right there, but moved outside quickly.

I shall never see that little produce shop the same, though--or any floor for that matter!

Thankfully this potty training technique isn't so popular that we can't find diapers!

In other news, I am 26 weeks along and doing well! I'm working on getting enough iron here, without my daily dose of raisin bran or other cereal (I don't know how I'm surviving without it!). My other usual sources of iron are not readily at hand, but I am figuring things out. My doctor is on vacation so I met with another doctor from Japan. He told me I need to be "more fatter" next time I see him. :) ha. That is nice for a pregnant mama to hear!

26 weeks with a very busy boy in here!