Bath time is not poo time

Dear Leo,

Mommy has been deeply fascinated by your poo since the day you were born. She's very pleased that you are not, as yet, equally fascinated.

Her first intimate introduction to your poo was on arrival at home from the hospital. She's still trying to clean the top you redecorated whilst she was trying to change your nappy, and she now knows what the term " The Squirts " really means.



Mommy has become an expert poo watcher: She can recognise your distinctive poopy smell from across the room, she has observed your poo's various colours and textures over time and has discussed it at length with Daddy. However, please do not let this mislead you: Mommy is not really a FAN of your poo. Which brings me to bath time last night.

There have been those moments when your need to share your poo has been quite spectacular (if not rather loud). But last night, you outdid yourself.

It went smoothly enough at first: Mommy deftly wiped dinner off your ears, eyebrows, hair, arms, legs and feet as per usual.  Having accomplished this, she liberated you from your bath chair so that you could try and drown yourself in the 1 inch of remaining water in the bathtub, as you so love to do (which also provides Mommy with the ideal opportunity to wash your nether regions).

But then, much to Mommy's horror, you unexpectedly sat down and pulled THAT face.

Admittedly, you seemed a little put out when Mommy yanked you out of your nice warm bath, stretching out her other hand to catch the poo you were attempting to evacuate into the water.

Believe me, Mommy was much more put out. She's still a little angry with Daddy for the hysterical laughter that ensued when she called for help, as well as the rather unhappy experience of having to fish the remaining floaters out the bath once she'd dropped the other poo pile in the toilet.

For the record, Mommy does not like handling your poo - it's sort of squishy and smells funny.  She knows that it's only time before you learn to keep it to yourself but, in the interim, could you possibly retain the display for when you're in a nappy?

Love,
Mommy

PS Here is a clip for you so you don't feel quite so alone in your endeavours...