wet dreams

i should say that successfully toilet training a toddler is one of the greatest joys of parenthood. it's like being finally liberated from the bonds of diaper dependency. i am in that stage now and enjoying the funny (and messy!) experiences of it. and this one tops the list so far.

last night as i was tucking in my little one, roque, i reminded him to please wake up to go to the toilet if he felt like pee-ing. and like the engaging dutiful son that he is growing up to be, he cheerfully said "yes!" so off to sleep he went. in the middle of the night, he suddenly stood up on the bed, walked to the edge, held his thingy and started to pee. i should really be happy because he did as instructed, right? well, almost! yup, he did what i told him to do. but that was without removing his pyjamas... and that was way too far from the toilet bowl... and that was without opening his eyes! wow, was he actually dreaming and sleep walking!?!

it's amazing how one can train kids to do a task. i guess if they listen well enough, and pay attention well enough, even in the subconscious, they will follow. or at least have the desire to do so. for my particular little one, i guess bedtime is a pretty good time to inject pretty good stuff to be absorbed by his sponge brain.

maybe this is why he looks forward to our bedtime prayers and even reminds me about it when i forget. for me, it was a good habit which sometimes i took for granted and thus sometimes forget to do with him. whatever it is to him right now, i'm pretty glad to know that it is in both his subconscious and conscious mind to pray before we sleep.