Make sure things are multi-purpose

One thing I have learned in my 13 months of parenting is try and find as many uses for everything your child needs as possible. They out grow everything so quickly that the more uses it has the more valuable it is to you. Take for example Brooks' new potty. (Yes, we've decided to call it a potty since so many others do and when it is crunch time we don't want there to be confusion.)

First of all, I got him the potty because he has shown some interest in toilet learning, well at least interest in the toilet. We got one and we will place him on it daily just to show him how to use it. Well I guess Brooks has other ideas for the use of his toilet right now.....


step stool

toy carrier, yup his blocks are in there

and then he sat on it on his own volition