Beware, Bodily Function Story Below

All my life, I've been a bit squeamish about bodily functions stories. My mom and sisters loved to test my boundaries in this department. I have to admit being a mom has allowed me the opportunity of overcoming this personality quirk in a way that can be quite entertaining. Below is one of those FUNNY MOM/CHILD - BODILY Function experiences that I loathed when I was younger. This is one of those stories a parent relishes in telling to embarrass their teenager, so hopefully Ms. A won't be too upset in the future. It is a POOP story, so be aware that I warned you.

Ms. A has been having issues with her bowels, to the point that we have had to resort to giving her a mild laxative to help her out. We've also given her fiber-rich food and lots of water, but she's still afraid to poop. The other day I gave it to her and waited for the 24 hours it has taken before. When I went to take a shower the next morning, I heard this cry for "MOM!" I ran into the living room hoping to raced to the bathroom before anything happened, but I didn't succeed. There was she was standing on the sofa saying 'Mommy, I pooped!' with one foot on the cushion and the other on the back of the sofa. I grabbed her and with her legs opened, we ran to the bathroom.

I stripped her down and with poop falling out of her panties, set her on the toilet. We quickly discovered remnants down her leg, on her socks and to her great dismay - on the toilet seat! When I asked her if she wanted to use mommy's bathroom, she quickly agreed. We ran to the other bathroom and made it to the tub without any accidents. When I started to rinse her off, she informed me that she still had poops. I told her we had to clean her legs or the other toilet would be dirty. She quickly accepted my logic, I hurriedly rinse her off and put her on the toilet to finish her job. After all that, she of course got a shower to clean everything off. As I was washing her, she pleaded for me not to wash her hair! Check out why! After everything was cleaned, I took her back to the living room. She refused to sit on the sofa without a towel, apparently she thought the cushions were dirty. (they weren't)

Later Reed and I had a chuckled as I related the story to him. Secretly, I wished he could have shared in the experience. I should have been quiet though. We put Ms. A to bed, when a half-hour later I heard her crying. Normally we ignore it, but since she had a hard day, I figured she needed some cuddles and loves. When I went inside, Ms. A stated "I pooped!" Yes, she did, and on her favorite blankie which helps her sleep. Reed and I cleaned her and the soiled clothes and blanket. And I put in my second batch of laundry that day. :)
When Reed went to bathe her, she was a bit disgusted when he tried to put her in the shower with tiny poops flecks on the floor. She started to cry and I quickly took her to our bathroom and a cleaner tub. On the way Ms. A commented that my tub was cleaner than daddy's. She had her second bath of the day with the same request of no hair washing. :) You can see how strongly she feels about her hair being washed.

When I put her to bed, she said she couldn't sleep without her blankie. I explained where her blanket was and promised that I would bring it to her as soon as it was clean. That didn't help, so I gave her to Reed to cuddle with and he put her to bed with the reassurance that mommy was cleaning her blanket and that 'She was brave and could sleep without her blanket.'

The next morning Ms. A carried her blankie all over the house. We have all recovered and we are anxiously waiting to come home with the hope that her little system will be happier with American food.

What Makes Me Smile!

I was giving Ms. A a shower this morning when she said something that made me smile. Most times it's a challenge to give her a bath. She doesn't like the idea of having her hair washed. She doesn't like water in her eyes or ears - I don't blame her. She gets so fidgety when I wash her hair it is difficult not to have water all over her face. Today she found a new way to express her dislike. I started to wash her hair, her least favorite part of bath time, when she said: "I Don't Think That's a Good Idea, Mommy!"

Reed and I love hearing her reasoning. The things she comes up with is adorable. On the way to church, Reed was trying to convince Ms. A and she was a *flibbity-jibbet. Ms. A kept on saying that she was not one. I told her that she was a cutie-pootie and she accepted that. The rest of the way to church, we talked about how boys were flibbity-jibbets and girls were cutie-pooties. Ms. A went up to Alan, a friend of ours, and stated, very matter-of-factly, that 'He was a flibbity-jibbet!' She just grinned while Reed explained what and why she said what she did.

Ms. A has become my little parrot. Reed and I will be talking to her about something, which Reed takes the contrary point of view. Ms. A will look at me for reassurance and/or wait for me to correct Reed. Then she quotes what I said, very seriously, back to Reed. For example, Reed likes to kiss Ms. A with a bunch of kisses, he calls 'Attack Kisses'. The other night, we were putting her to bed and Reed asked about giving her 'Attack Kisses.' She wasn't to keen on the idea so she looked at me. I said, 'Attack kisses are for the morning, not night.' Ms. A looked at Reed with her most serious look and stated verbatim what I had said. :) Now when Reed asks her for attack kisses and she will look outside to see if the sun is up or down and then we respond with the correct statement.

*Update - I found the right spelling! From "Sound of Music's" "Maria"

Bath Time Revisited

I have discovered the secret of getting Sweet Pea to take a shower.

Step 1: Fill her Magic Tinkerbell wand. (It changes colors when it gets wet. Thanks, Aunt Sara!)
Step 2: Wash her hair VERY FAST!
Step 3: Rinse her hair even faster! She doesn't like water in her eyes or ears and will tell me that "You're suppose to be careful!" if I get water in those places.
Step 4: Give Sweet Pea the shower wand.
Step 5: Wash her body.
Step 6: HaveSweet Pea rinse her body.
Step 7: Let Sweet Pea 'wash' the tub, wand and anything else in the vicinity. :)

Bath Time has become much more enjoyable for both of us. :)

Bath Time

Ms A has been having a difficult time taking baths here, usually she has a shower instead. The shower heads are detachable, so we can control the water a bit better. She hates to have her hair washed because the water gets in her eyes and ears.

The other day she decided her doll needed a bath, so she spit on her. I talked to her about how spitting is not nice. Today she came in to ask if we could give dolly a bath. We took her in and I had Ms A bathe her with a washcloth. It was so sweet watching her tenderly wash her doll. Afterwards, she told her dolly how brave she was and then told me that dolly was cold and to dry her off. Again she was so soft. When we were all done, she told the dolly that her 'itchies' were all gone.

Our Small Wonder

We found out our video camera was broken last night, so Reed went the the internet to find a replacement. He found this: http://www.mysmallwonder.com/
We tried it out tonight while Sweet Pea was taking a bath.