*Warning - This post contains graphic gross material, not suitable for those who don’t like to read about poop*
Long gone are the days I could leave the babies in a room alone. These days if I don’t hear fighting or some sort of noise I know to investigate in a hurry because chances are they are into something they shouldn’t be. Our entire house is baby proofed so it isn’t a danger that they are in the playroom if I run downstairs a quick minute to grab laundry or what not. Apparently I need to re-do my baby proofing to now include climbing on things to get to other things….like say, vaseline. Do you have any idea how gross vaseline is when smeared all over toys, carpet, hands, face, and hair. Pretty gross. So messy and icky I didn’t even think to grab the camera to snap a few shots of vaseline babies. Upon cleaning up the vaseline fiasco the babies both needed a bath to get the inch thick grease from their hair.
One pair of undies and a diaper is just not enough!
Normally bath times are either fun or not fun. They either play together nicely and splash around having fun or they scream, yell, cry, and fight the entire time. This was one of the fun baths where they were playing together nicely while I sat in the corner reading my book. Heaten, our little perfectionist likes things just so, and if they are out of place or if something is not the same as usual he says “ut oh, ut oh, ut oh” until you fix it. Mid bath he starts with the “ut oh ut oh” so I glance up and see nothing wrong and go back to reading. He starts to “ut oh” louder so I get up to investigate only to find MANY MANY tiny pieces of poop floating and roaming around the tub while he is trying frantically to get away from it. Apparently Shenzie couldn’t hold it and decided the tub was an appropriate place to do her business. Did I mention I had already drained the tub at the beginning of the bath because Heaten peed in it? Once again I drain the tub while the babies stand next to me watching with fascination the cleaning of the ickies. They are dripping water all over the floor and at this point my socks are soaked and my pants are getting there fast.
GET THESE OFF OF ME NOW! WAHHHHH!!
Whew, this is a long story. I need a break to rest my hands.
Ok, I’m back. So where was I? Two draining of tubs, poop floating in water, and me grossed out beyond belief. So after cleaning out the tub I look over to see Heaten peeing on the floor, the rug to be exact. I just start to laugh, because really, are you serious?!?! I set him on the potty and explain that we use the big potty to pee, not the floor. As he sits on the potty I get ready to put Shenzie back in the tub only to see her peeing all over the other rug. OMG, you have got to be kidding me right? I am near hysterics at this time because this is just too funny. I then explain to her the same thing and FINALLY get them back in the tub to wash the vaseline out of their hair.
Elmo Booty
Can you guess what happens next? Heaten once again pees in the tub. I almost fall over from laughing so hard as the water and pee swirls down the drain - AGAIN. What do you think, are they ready to start potty training? Haha.
January 28th, 2009 at 8:42 am
I hate to say it but my little ones have been peeing in the tub for a LOOOOng time and we never drain the tub, my water bill would be horrendous!
January 28th, 2009 at 11:35 am
That is too funny
My kids are in love with the shower these days, I forgot about the draining & refilling days! I like the big kid booties!! I never knew Heaten was such a little perfectionist, good thing or they would have been bathin in POO:) Eeeeeewww!
January 28th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Based on your warnings I was expecting much worse! Like my friend’s son who had a poo in his diaper and proceeded to take his clothes and diaper off and smear poo EVERYWHERE in his crib including all over himself.
That’s why my kids are always in a onesie…they can even get themselves out of a zipped up sleeper.
Oh, and I was eating my dinner while reading this and I literally had a piece of food go down my wind pipe cause I was laughing so hard.
January 28th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
ahhh yes. poop in the bathtub.
Ladybug was all ready to potty train until she insisted on sitting in the potty at Target where they have the automatic toilets. It flushed on her while she sat on it and now she won’t go NEAR the toilet. ARGH!
January 29th, 2009 at 12:22 am
hee hee
i was actually laughing out loud while reading.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Thank you for the laugh, I needed it today.
And also, been there.
And, glad you kept your sense of humor.