Poop stories

Poop is a hot blog topic these days. So, I'm joining in with my current poop dilemmas. I have two:

1. Bean is in the preliminary stages of potty training and has discovered the joy of pulling off his own diaper now. He does it every chance he gets. The other day, I discovered him running around diaper-less and poop smeared on his little bottom. I completely freaked out, imagining all the possibilities of where he climbed and rubbed his poopy bottom.

Happily, I discovered him before any poop damage was done. No cleaning necessary - this time.


2. Bug has gotten into the habit of sitting down to poop every night as I start running the bath water. Which is great. I mean, he is pooping on the potty effortlessly and even wiping himself. I should be thrilled. And I am.

Except - envision this. Bean in the tub, Bug on the potty and me standing up and completely bent over, squeezed between the potty and the tub, trying to wash Bean (normally, I'd be sitting on the toilet to do this) while a most noxious smell arises from the potty. And Bug is in no hurry to finish his business. And I wonder - why has he settled into this little habit? WHY???