It would seem that both of my girls are addicted to sugar. Maddie is doing the whole “silky training” thing in an effort to keep a steady stream of Starburst candies coming her way, and as for Cora, well, she’s found another way.

Cora has learned how to poop on command.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that Cora voluntarily began potty training, asking to pee and poop in the potty. Every time she pees she gets an M&M, and every time she poops she gets a Starburst. Apparently the M&M is not worthy of her attention, because her peeing in the potty has become, shall we say, hit-or-miss: I’ll ask her if she needs to go pee in the potty and she’ll say nonchalantly, “Nah, I just peed in my diaper.” If the mood strikes her, though, she’s happy to go pee, as long as it doesn’t slow her down.

Pooping, though, is a whole other animal. I do not believe Cora has pooped in a diaper in over two weeks; not only that, but she’s found herself a pooping coach – Maddie.

They’ve got quite the sister act going on – Cora will say she needs to go poopy and Maddie will come running right behind her saying, “I’ll help you, Cora! Count on me!” Maddie will help her out of her clothes, then stand in front of Cora seated on the potty and start saying, “C’mon, Cora, just push it out. Just think about that poopy and push it out. You can do it.” It’s like we’ve got our own little Bowel Doula in the house.

After Cora poops Maddie will help her wipe and get dressed again, and watching Maddie try to put a diaper on Cora is quite a comedy routine. Maddie’s motive is not completely selfless, unfortunately: every time she helps Cora, Cora will offer to share her Starburst and give Maddie a quarter or even half of it. Yes, Cora likes to cut it in quarters to make it last longer.

Cora’s gotten so good at it that it seems she can poop on command. I’ll see her looking bored and hungry, and she’ll announce she needs to poop. Then she’ll sit on the potty for a while before obligingly squeezing out a bowel movement – sometimes three or four a day, when pre-potty-training BMs were once or twice a day.

The two of them could take this act on the road, but I’m afraid it’s a show only a parent could love.

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