Leah doesn't want to use the training potty. Hopefully, she can pay enough attention to her body that she has time to make it to the bathroom. There's one right next to the play room; they passed by it earlier. Determined to listen to her body, Leah doesn't allow herself to get completely engrossed in play with Lizzy. But the little girl doesn't seem to notice.
After about half an hour of half-heartedly playing with Lizzy, Leah feels a rumble in her abdomen. She springs to her feet. Mrs. Montague looks up.
"Something wrong, Hailey?"
"Gotta potty!" Leah blurts out around her pacifier. She turns to head out the room and go to the bathroom next door, but a vicious cramp warns her she doesn't have enough time. With a frustrated grunt, Leah hurries to the training potty, rips off her diaper, and slams her butt on the seat of the potty. The second she sits down, there's an explosion of poop into the potty. Leah lets out a fart and feels a log beginning to crown. She leans forward, grunting as she pushes the log out. It feels like it takes forever, especially since Mrs. Montague and Lizzy are watching. But eventually, it pinches off. Leah pees, finishing her use of the potty.
"Oh my goodness, what a big girl!" Mrs. Montague gushes. Leah blushes, but is secretly proud. After what's been happening, she was worrying that she'd never make it to a toilet again. Maybe she just needs to keep a training potty with her until whatever is going on settles down.
Leah gets off the potty. Mrs. Montague swoops in to wipe her butt and put her diaper back on.
"Your aunt said you couldn't tell when you needed to poop. But she doesn't know a lot about kids," Mrs. Montague remarks. She ruffles Leah's hair. "I'll do my three day rule for you, like I do for all my kids. If you go three days without a poopy accident, you can use training pants. If you go three days without any sort of accident, you can wear big girl underwear. Sound good?"
Leah nods eagerly. Maybe this week with Mrs. Montague won't be that bad, if she's willing to move Leah out of diapers. Hopefully, she's able to graduate at least to training pants before the week is up.