Owen pooped in the toilet today! Now before you start thinking that I have an amazing baby that is potty trained at 9 months let me tell you the whole story.
I have been bathing Owen in the sink since he was born. We have a little sling that fits great in a single basin sink and it worked great for bathing him. But since we moved into our house I have been putting Owen in his bathtub and he loves it!
Now to the story. So every time I put Owen in the bathtub he poops. I don’t know what it is but without fail every time. So this morning I put him in the bathtub with all of his bath toys. I washed his face and cleaned his gums and tooth. I was just about to start washing him and he started making the noises. You parents know what I’m talking about, the noises and the face that indicate that your child is pooping his pants. So to try and avoid having to get Owen out of the tub, cleaning it, and then getting him back in again, I grabbed him and put him on the toilet. Unfortunately I didn’t move as fast as I thought I had and some still got in the tub. I yelled to Bernd to come help me and he came in and found his little 9 month old son sitting on the toilet pooping!
Makes for a funny story, but seriously someone please help me. What can I do to avoid this bathtub pooping? I’m begging you all for your parenting tricks.
P.S. Why is it that every time Owen wears his pink shirt people call him a girl? Yes I realize that pink is generally a girl color but the shirt is clearly male and so is Owen.
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Hey there! Just wanted to let you know that I had commented to you, but it was when I had clicked on one of his pictures to see it closer. If you click on the picture of him with the pacifier, I left a comment there. I didn’t even realize I could do that, but I did.
Just so you know… :)
You have an adorable little boy and he sounds like he can be a stinker sometimes! I have never had a problem with Mireya pooping in the tub, but she has gone all over me immediately after before I could get a diaper on her. Have you tried googling it? Good luck.
I can’t imagine why people would think he’s a girl. Some kids look like they could go either way, but he definitely looks like a little boy. Besides, real men wear pink!
Well, I would say that Owen takes after the VanSkiver side in this case, since this was an issue we had with Bernd and the other kids. I don’t think I ever found a solution for it, but it is an annoying and messy problem to deal with. If he generally poops at about the same time every day, you might wait and give him his bath after he does it, or just make sure you keep a close eye on him as soon as you put him in the tub, then do the same thing you did yesterday. I think the warm water helps them to relax and gets things moving!
He is literally a stinker, isn’t he? :)