A few mornings ago I woke up at my normal time, showered and began dressing. Just as I finished putting my shirt in place, there was a frantic and panicked, "Mooooooommmmm!" from a younger female resident, who is flying down the stairs.
Seeing as I am rather undramatic by nature (I don't know why God did not see fit to pass on this trait, but that is not for today), I simply responded, "yes?"
J quickly informed me, while out of breath and with bulging eye-balls, that S had poop all over her hand, her belly, her crib, and was putting her hand in her mouth.
Oh goody. Good morning, my busy household! Now, S did something similar a few days prior after her lunch, but I had hoped she might have been cured seeing as she gagged on her poopy fingers...apparently not.
"OK, I'm coming. I am going to hang up my towel and then I will be right there." Upstairs I hear a very earnest reassurance to T, by J, that I will be right upstairs.
As I climb the stairs the situation greets my nose first. So I hasten to begin the removal of the stench.
Seriously, how do you get a child, who can stand, out of a crib without being touched by their hands? I am fairly certain it isn't possible! Then it becomes a question of strategic planning as to how to clean so that one does not actually mess more areas up than were already soiled...First step: wash the child's back and hands. Second: lay them down...so on and so forth.
I cleaned up the mess and decided that this incidence should not be repeated, if at all possible.
So, I took the opportunity of my mom coming to visit that day to go and find many 24 month onesies at the second-hand store.
S is very sad to have 'lost' her belly, which was one of her first words, but I am very pleased to have 'locked' up the poop.
And as an added bonus she now eats her meals with a shirt on! (she was a pro at undressing at the most opportune moments)
3 comments:
Oh..... I remember poopy days several times with each of them. Eww... this story brought several reactions/pictures to mind all at once!
Onesies is a good solution!!! But I have a feeling she is going to figure out how to get out of them. The photo gives a good showing of her love for her belly! hee hee
Thanks for the chuckle today!
Please note, the desire to undress will pass, some day!
Oh. My. GOODNESS! Here's hoping the onesies do the trick!!
So my question to you . . . how long until she figures out how to unsnap the onesie? Here is to clumsy fingers until potty training is accomplished.
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