You do it. I do it. The birds, bees, and whales do it. "It" happens.
Let's talk about baby poop. Baby poop is a completely different kind of substance than yours and mine. Neither solid or liquid, it somewhere in between. Kind of like quicksand. It can move at incredible speeds when under high pressure. And it always seems to be under high pressure. It can leave indelible stains on clothing, furniture, animals.
For all of the negatives there is a positive - well, at least for right now. Baby poop does not smell. Does not smell BAD.
Since poop is the only thing TJ is actually doing now, it becomes a valid topic of conversation. There are no report cards, recitals, artwork to brag about. Just poop.
I love my little boy. TJ is a pooping machine. You can see it coming. A look of, dare I say, concentration; then his face turns bright red, and then an audible sound that is similar to ketchup being squirted out of bottle. The sound can and will wake you out of a dead slumber. You would almost expect to see the diaper billow just a little. And then, I swear I saw this the other day, a smile. You are amazed and awed, and when in public, a little embarrassed (hmm, must take after the other parent).
For the first two and a half weeks TJ's poop looked like mustard. Golden brown mustard. You think, jeez, what does Lisa eat? How does breast milk turn into, into - this? Then earlier this week something happened. Instead of mustard we got relish. Relish; again what is Lisa eating? Green, speckled relish like material. What is this kid, a condiment dispenser? When he makes salsa, I'm outta here.
You almost want to take a picture and post it.
I can't imagine what cloth diaper families go through, and land fills be damned on this one, I don't mind disposable diapers. Lisa, has purchased a wide array of liquid cleaners, bleaches, and soaps to get clothes, furniture, and animals clean again. It's a full time job.
Have a great weekend! Hope you laughed. (Your baby poop stories are welcome comments...)
4 comments:
Between this story and the doctor's visit, I feel honored to share with you a parenting secret that no one told me until it was too late. ALWAYS travel with a large ziploc in the diaper bag! Poop is a wiley substance and you'll be glad to have one.
Can't wait to meet T.J.! Love to all!
-Mandy & Co.
I found that this reads even funnier if you can imagine Forrest Gump telling it :)
Hmm... there's also a great product out there -- disposable changing pads. We use them during outings when we know it's going to be a messy one!
Funny story. Babies are good excuses to talk about poo. You say you want a poo comment? Well with 3 kid I have a few, and one of them happened in a restaurant were we don't dare to go back. After we finished our meals the kids got a little impatient and the youngest 2 dove under the table. Says Tim "There is chocolate down here". (can you see were this is going?) Turns out Niels had leaked something other than chocolate out of his diaper on to the floor!
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