Thursday, April 30, 2009

Peeing and bath time



You know what shouldn't be funny but is? Here it is: 
Your kid is sitting there on the changing table, you dutifully put something like a wipe over his junk, because you know he likes to pee in the fresh air. You try to time the pulling off of the wipe and the frantic placement of the diaper so the risk of open air peeing is minimized.  Despite all your precautions, he seizes the brief opportunity to pee in his own face and in yours.  

Why is it funny? Your guess is as good as mine, but maybe it's because your kid is just as surprised as you.  He doesn't seem to grasp the connection between the sudden liquid on his face and the relief he's feeling down there.  

A less disgusting kind of funny is when you bathe your kid after the pee incident.  Tyler always freaks out when he's cold and naked.  He starts out with a discontented grunt, followed by a whine and a whimper.  Soon, he's full on wailing.  But the minute the warm bath water hits him, he's catatonic, even euphoric.  I love watching his lip start to quiver when I take him out of the water, then placing him back under the stream to see him almost smile. The most difficult part is getting just modest enough to take pictures...


1 comment:

  1. You can't post words like catatonic and euphoric. I didn't go to college and have to use a dictionary in order to read it. :) GO DUMB PEOPLE!

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