The perfect moment!

It was just one of those potty training moments… He has a small potty that would fit on the regular toilet bowl. I would put his potty on the toilet bowl and then make Arjun sit on it. I would then sit in front of him on the floor or on a small stool! We would then read a couple of books or just talk till he finishes peeing (if at all!) Arjun still doesn’t understand that when you pee, you stand and pee and when you poop you sit and poop! But I let him be!

When we talk, we point to different parts of the face and mention each of their names… We give each other kisses some time too!!! And maybe hugs!!! Once Arjun thinks he is finished, he would stuff a wad of toilet paper into the bowl and then say “Fee-nish” and then jump off! It is immaterial whether he even peed or not! And am not yet worried… It takes anywhere between 18 months to 30 months to get potty trained and Arjun was just 20 months when he started this potty sitting (As I call it!)

Anyway, these moments are ours! We just sit there and do something… Get away from the crowd and activities and just have a few minutes to ourselves! Infact Arjun is so smart that whenever he wants some attention from Amma, he says Potty or PooPee!

One evening, when I was not in the best of the moods, I came home from work and Arjun just wanted to go to the Potty! He just insisted and I took him upstairs when all I wanted to do was go to a corner and curl up! I took him to the potty and as usual we were in our positions – him on top of the potty and me sitting on a stool opposite him!

We were just talking when he suddenly takes his little right hand and traces all over my face – eyes, nose, cheeks etc and then suddenly says “I lobe you” and leans forward and gives me a kissie! I was overwhelmed! If my love for him at that time could have been siphoned off and poured into a vessel, I promise you, no container on earth would have been big enough to hold it all!!!

It was for me a perfect moment!

We then gave each other a big huggie and then in his typical fashion he announced “Feenish!” and jumped off the potty! Maybe he was intuitive… Maybe he was just being a child with his whims! What ever it was, I needed that at that moment and he filled that need!

I lobe you, Arjun!