They Should Really Warn You About This In The Baby Books

*Warning.... this post is GROSS! I wish I was exaggerating, but I am so not. If you have the slightest weak stomach you may want to click that little x in the corner and come visit me another day. If you are offended by the word "poop" you may also want to follow the folks with the weak stomachs. You have been warned.*


There are things they baby books tell you, things you will never need to know. And then there are things that they should put in the baby books. Like how about the fact that kids will, if given the opportunity, play in their...ugh... poop. My daughter never once did anything of the sort. Ever! So, is it just a boy thing???? Are you ready for this people... I mean, take a deep breath and prepare yourself....


Nap time was over so I headed to the kids room to get them up, like always. As I hit Jayce's room the smell hit me like a ton of bricks. "Oh great, he hates being changed right away. This will be a fun battle to start the afternoon with.... ugh...", and I preceded to open his door.


People, what I saw when I turned the light on was worse than something out of a horror movie.


If you are eating.... do me a favor and put the food away. If you are even drinking.... you may want to put that down too....



"Oh my word Jayce... is that... is that....


oh my goodness.... it IS!!!! It's POOOOOOOOP!!!"


"Oh Jayce it is all over the crib! It's all over the outside of the crib! Oh Jayce!"


"Look at your hands! JAYCE!!!! (gagging begins.) Oh this is bad! This is really REALLY bad!"


"Ahhhh! Look at your shirt! Wait, no don't touch me! Ewwwwww (gagging way more) please just don't touch me. Ummmm let me run a bath! Yeah a bath...."


"Oh your hands son! Look at your hands! YOUR FACE!!!!"


(nearly vomiting now) "Baby it is all over your FACE!!!! Jayce what in the world were you thinking! Oh my word!"


"Don't look at me with that innocent face! You have it in your nose... it's in your ears... all over your eyes.... oh honey you didn't eat it did you? (gagging profusely) Come on, lets get in the tub and try to scrub you down."

Yes folks. That.Just.Happened. I wish I was kidding. It took me like half and hour in the tub trying to scrub all the dried poop off of him. Even after his bath with lots and LOTS of soap his hands still smelled like poop. Totally gross! It took nearly a roll of paper towels to get the crib clean and I had to wash EVERYTHING in the crib. And now, Jayce is not allowed to wear anything other than zipper pajamas during nap. It is basically number one rule in the Bell house right now because quite frankly I can't deal with all this again. I would have appreciated reading THAT page in a parenting book AT SOME POINT IN TIME so that I could have prepared myself.
Is it bad that I am praying for more girls? I mean.... can you blame me... I'm scarred. *shivers*

Here You Go... Even Though You Didn't Ask For It

So my doctors appointment went well. Luckily, there are no signs of disc problems or skeletal issues. All I have is a bit of a muscle tear. day by day I am feeling less pain. The limited mobility is the most irritating part right now. I want to be able to move like normal again.

The doctor ordered me to give my back good rest for about a week and gave me a list of stretches to do everyday. Oh darn.... a week of rest. Whatever shall I do? (enter sarcasm here)

It is easier said than done for a stay at home mom though. Some things are necessary and just can't be avoided. I am staying out of the yard. Have I mentioned I am not an outside person? Well I am not. But, I like to have a yard I can be proud of. When I hurt my back we were in the middle of tackling our horrendous yard. So even though I am not a huge fan of yard work, I desperately want to get out there and finish what we started. In time we will finish.

Something else came up while I was at the doctor. For a week or so I had this weird feeling, a feeling I only get while ovulating or if I am pregnant. Apparently I also have that same feeling when I have a kidney infection. So no, I'm not pregnant... I just have yet another kidney infection. I am a bit flustered by this. I have kept a bladder infection for nearly 2 years now. During Jayce's pregnancy I had chronic bladder infections. After having him, my bladder infections turned into kidney stones, which then turned into kidney infections.

So why is this not going away? What in the world is wrong with me? I am worried that by the time I hit 30 I will need a kidney transplant or something! Pregnancy can kind of "crimp" your tube, so to speak, which can cause you to not be able to empty your bladder completely. This leaves yucky urine in your tube that then gets infected. So how do I know if that is the problem? If that is the problem, how do we fix it?When I go back for my follow up visit in 3 weeks I will be ready to ask some hard questions. I want to know how to fix this, not just stop it for a month or so.

In the midst of this, Lula Mae ran a fever of 102 for about 24 hours. She was so pitiful looking. She was slurring her words and wasn't making any since. Her little body was so hot, but she was covered in chills. I was one worried Mommy. So we have been giving her Tylenol and watching her closely. The day that I had my appointment, she had one as well. The doctor said all looked fine. No ear infections, no stomach bug, lungs sounded fine. I am pretty certain that the crazy pollen count got to her. Her body is giving us some signs of allergies today, but the fever has been controlled. Or at least it was until after her nap, at what point it shot up to 103.5. Yeah, she looked scary. So I hope that she is feeling better tomorrow :-(

So folk, there you go. There is my TMI post, and it is just for you! Aren't you lucky?

A First

This is one of those TMI posts. Read the first few sentences and decide if you should keep on reading. Just saying ;-)

Recently I read a post on a friends blog about her 4 sick kids. I mentioned in my comment that Lula Mae had never thrown up before. So what happens after you tell someone your kid has never thrown up before???? They throw up. This morning Lula Mae threw up for the first time in her life. Folks, I don't handle that bodily fluid well. Poop I can take alllllllll day long. Vomit, not so much. I did much better than I expected though. I only gagged a few times and didn't puke once. Point for team Mommy! Watching a toddler get sick is so sad. She had no idea what was going on and was totally embarrassed and disgusted by the whole thing. And of course she would get sick on every plush thing she owns.... and on our bed!!!! The poor washer can't keep up!

Excuse me... oh no.......


***As you are reading this I am dealing with the every-hour-on-the-hour-vomit. Oh boy!***


Okay, well that was the worst yet. She now refuses to let loose in the trash can and pushes it away while I try to help her. And she keeps her mouth closed and tries not to let any out. She is just tired and irritated by everything I think. She also doesn't understand that it WILL come out. You can't hold it in. Poor thing. I now have 3 loads of clothes and blankets waiting to be washed, on in the dryer and more to come I am sure. For some reason my washing machine won't open (which is really really annoying!) so I guess I have to wait for the Hubster to get home before I start another load. Hopefully the first load finishes drying soon. My linen closet has been wiped out so I need to start recycling what we used earlier. Oh my. It is only 3:30 and it already feels like it should be bed time. Although, I am glad I listened to my gut instinct and didn't put Lula Mae in her crib for nap. She has thrown up twice since then and having her on the couch is much easier to deal with. I wonder what tonight will bring? Sleep is not something I count on getting. I hate to see her this way :-( Perhaps tonight she will sleep.

Through all of this I have noticed how desperately I need more patience. I am teaching Lula Mae about self control in school and I need to show a better example to her. Pray that I am patient, loving and kind through all of this friends. I would really appreciate it. And pray for her of course!