Daddy I have that feeling....

Lately we've been trying to potty train Elijah. Part of his education has been to play and online Elmo game in which Elmo appears in various situations and gets the feeling that he has to go to the bathroom and quickly tells his Dad who helps him get to a bathroom. So Eli got the message and now when he "has that feeling" he lets us know. Well....

The other day we we're putting him in bed for the night and he's started to get more creative about extending his bed time. Typical strategies have been to ask for water or a pretzel stick, but now he's started saying he has to go to the bathroom. Well, on this particular night he had come out of his room at least 5 times and it had been over an hour since we initially put him down.....so I was a little frustrated. He came out of his room and the exchange went like this:

Eli: Daaadddyyy.....I have that feeling
Me: What?
Eli: I have that feeling I want to pee-pee on the potty.
(Pause....sigh.....)
Me: GET BACK IN YOUR ROOM RIGHT NOW.
Eli: But Daddy....I got that feeling (Me, interrupting:
Me: GET BACK IN YOUR ROOM RIGHT NOW. YOU ALREADY WENT. IT'S TIME TO GO TO SLEEP.
(Eli get's really upset and is crying and loudly exclaiming:)
Eli: BUT I HAVE THAT FEELING I WANT TO GO PEE-PEE ON THE POTTY! WAH! I WANT TO PEE-PEE ON THE POTTY!
(This goes on for a few minutes, then I go up there and pick him up and reluctantly take him to the bathroom. He then proceeds to do his best niagara falls imitation and then I apologize)
Me: Buddy, I'm sorry I told you to go back to your room
Eli: Yea....Daddy why you did say that?
Me: Well...
Eli: Daddy why you did tell me go back to my woom buguz (his way of saying because) when I have that feeling have to tell Daddy...
Me: I know, I know, buddy. Daddy was wrong to tell you to go back to your room. I thought you were tricking me.
Eli: Daddy why you thought I was twicking you?
Me: Well, I thought you just didn't want to go to sleep.
Eli: But when I have that feeling have to tell Daddy
Me: I know, buddy. I was wrong. OK? Daddy was WRONG. I'm sorry. Is that OK?
Eli: Yes Daddy. S'OK Daddy.
Eli: Daddy why you were wong?

This whole conversation took place with him on the toilet, too. Eventually he was back in his room and I was back downstairs. Then about ten minutes later he came out again and said he had that feeling. What could I do but take him to the bathroom again. Then he said:

Eli: Daddy? You think I am twicking you?
Me: No buddy. If you have that feeling, I believe you.
Eli: Daddy? You are wong?
Me: I was wrong last time buddy, but I apologized and you said it's OK.
Eli: Yea. S'OK Daddy.

And so on. Too cute.