Bath Time Fail.

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This is a story, as a mom, that I just HAVE to share.

Last night, Ronan was extra tired.  We fed him some dinner and then went for an early bath.  He was with a sitter yesterday, and one of the things that happens when Ronan’s with a sitter is that I lose track of when poops happen.  Never usually a big deal, but it’s something I like to know.

Until last night.

I put Ronan in the bath as it was filling, and sat next to the tub.  We played and splashed in the water.  All of a sudden, he squatted down and made his poop-face.  I panicked a little, but picked him up and perched him on the edge of the toilet.  He finished pooping in the bowl!  But I had to fish the early poop out of the tub and let him run naked around the bathroom while I drained the tub, sprayed some Clorox clean-up, scrubbed and rinsed.  Then I started refilling the tub.  He played in the bathroom the whole time.

So… poop in the tub = fail.  But first poop in the POTTY? = WIN!

I showed him his poop in the bowl, and then we flushed and watched it go away together.  Then he closed the lid.

I put him back in the tub, and went to clean off all of the toys that were in the water when he pooped.  I had my back to the tub… well, really my SIDE to the tub for about 3 minutes.  I came over with all of his toys, ready to give them back…

… and he was playing with poop.

LOTS of poop.

There was a shit-fest in my bathtub.  I was so mortified, I froze.  Brock took Ronan out of the tub again, and I was at a loss of what to do.  “What did you do last time, Mandy?” Brock asked.

“I fished it out with my hand!  But it was just one little poop!  There are a HUNDRED in there!”

There may or may not have been less than a hundred poops.

Finally, I decided to just get the poop out.  I fished around with my hands for a while, drained the tub, re-bleached, re-scrubbed, and re-filled.  At this point, Ronan was crying because he was cold and wanted in the bath.  We did a lot of talking, “We don’t poop in the bathtub, Ronan.  We poop in the potty.  Poop is dirty.”

Finally, we got him in a clean tub sans poop.  We washed quickly, shampooed, then rinsed.  Bath time took twice as long for half the actual amount of bathing.

I used to be SO proud… Ronan had never, ever pooped in the tub, even as a small baby.  Now?  Twice in one night.

Bath time FAIL.

  • http://www.havingtwinsnow.com joel

    next time we’re going to need photo proof of these “floaters”.
    it seems your son has a great fiber content to his stool.

    love,
    dad
    .-= joel´s last blog ..t.i.t.: thrust into twindom? =-.

  • Nancy

    That’s not a fail…that’s long over due! LOL It’s the warm water…just relaxes everything down there and out it comes! Keep a plastic throw away cup in the bathroom for the next time…makes fishing the poo out and into the toilet much easier since you don’t actually have to use your hands…yikes! I’ve had that experience 4 or 5 times and it much less traumatic once you get past the first time. HEE HEE….Way to go Ronan! : )

  • Stephany

    I can’t help but just laugh at this. Hehe! Look on the bright side: it could have been diarrhea!

  • http://janusfiles.livejournal.com Janus

    I’m having a flashback to your entry when you spent the night in the hospital getting de-pooped just before Ronan was born. Looks like you’re not the only one in the family who is full of crap. :)

    I might suggest going to the pet store and getting a litter box scoop. Hopefully, this won’t happen again, but it’s always safe to be prepared for the contingency.
    .-= Janus´s last blog ..A Bozo No-No =-.

  • http://joyfuladdition.blogspot.com Jose

    Mandy, this is such a good, good thing (even though it’s dirty). I would call it #SUPERMOMPOOPTIMEAMAZINGWIN

  • http://www.tempestbeauty.com Mandy

    Hah! Thanks Jose :) You are tha best.