Me: "Oh, you need a diaper change, huh poopy pants?"
BB: "Gurgle." Loving smile. DECEPTION.
Me: (picking her up) "Dang, you stink!" And then...(gagging) "Holy shit! You pooped EVERYWHERE! Oh, Christ, it's even up your leg! Ugghhhhhhhhh! Oh, fuck, it's on my ARM!" (More loud, indecipherable noises of disgust coming from me.)
Boo Boo approaches the bouncy around this time, sniffing, trying (like me) to figure out what the HELL just happened. And of course I freaked out because I was just SURE she was going to try to lick and/or eat the poo, which was ALL OVER in BB's bouncy seat. (I am so glad those things are washable.) So now I've got my arms full of poopy infant, poop ON my arm, and I'm trying to keep the dog away from the chunky yellow river of shit in the chair. (Whoever said motherhood is "difficult" was severely underestimating the entire experience.)
Luckily, Boo Boo's interest in the poop quickly vanished and I dashed into BB's room, using my un-poop-smeared arm to grab a blanket to put under her on the changing table, and proceeded to wipe her down, wipe MYSELF down, wipe her butt, and change her diaper and her clothes. Once I'd accomplished this (about 10 or so baby wipes later), I had to figure out what the hell to do with BB while I cleaned up the gag-inducing mess in her chair. Luckily, we have an extra that we weren't sure we needed but has now proven its existence as necessary. So BB got to sit, gurgle, and smile (BETRAYAL!) while I used another 10 wipes to get the chunks out of the seat, ripped the cover off, loaded it up with Spray N' Wash, and prayed that it wouldn't stain. (It didn't. Spray N' Wash is the bomb.) (Dear Spray N' Wash, please send me some bottles of your fabulous product for giving it a plug. Aveeno hasn't come through yet so maybe you can set the example.)
What's scary is that I know--KNOW--this will happen again. Probably many times.
(SEVERELY underestimated. Seriously.)
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Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew. Sorry, it's been a few years since I did the whole nasty, runny baby poop thing. It does get better, by the way. If that makes you feel any better.
Heh heh, insider tip, baby poop, the breastfed kind, comes out ALL the time in the wash regardless of what you pre-treat it with. That should be another selling point for it. :-)
You have just entered the realm of talking about your child's bodily fuhctions with as much absorbtion as you used to discuss the latest TV episode. It does not end until they are bathroom self sufficient. Turbo is almost there. He is seven tomorrow. See lots to look forward to.
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