2:23 AM

A: (Hysterical) "Mommy! Mommy! Mommmmeeeeeeeee!"

Mommy: (Rushing to A's bed as fast as she can): "A, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

A: (Sobbing) "I sit on potty. I sit on poteeeeee!"

Mommy: "You're kidding me, right?"

A: "I sit on poteeeeee! Mommy, I peeeee."

Mommy: (After briefly debating the consequences of ignoring the request) Sigh. "OK."
Mommy troops A to the potty. A pees. Mommy troops A back to bed.

A: "Yeah! I did it! Nigh nigh Mommy."

Mommy: "Night night A.

As if A really needed another reason to get up the middle of the night. This is a joke, right? A big, cosmic joke. I am no longer so pleased with A's early interest in the potty.