“A child can go only so far in life without potty training. It is not mere coincidence that six of the last seven presidents were potty trained, not to mention nearly half of the nation’s state legislators.”

~ Dave Barry

Sorry about the title.  I couldn’t resist.

Today’s Deja Vuesday takes us all the way back to the first collaboration between David Wright and myself.  It was a wee-book on potty training called Number One and Two it! To this day, it is still one of my favorite projects. Max is such a big fan, he still asks for a recital a couple times a week. Of course, he also loves to get me to say the words number one and number two, and often succeeds when I least expect it.

Two weeks ago, Max caught me totally off guard. I pulled up to a gas pump, got out of the door and slid my card into the terminal. “Daddy,” I heard from the back seat.  I dipped my head through the open door.

“What’s up, Buddy?”

“I can’t see the numbers,” he said. “What pump are you at?”

I turned my head to check. “Number two,” I said without a second thought.

I can still hear his laughter.

Max is four years old; dancing around the edges of potty talk is one of his biggest delights. I have a new project that I’ve been working on with both Daisy and Dave. It has him in stitches.

It will be ready tomorrow. In the meantime, check out the original post on potty training and enjoy!

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