A story for the books

Last night Jesse was getting Ryleigh undressed for her bath. I had filled her tub, and went in to the office to check email real quick.

He finished undressing her and began to carry her down the hall to the bathroom. Right outside the office door, I hear a loud 'fart' noise, and watched as Jesse stopped dead in his tracks. I started laughing and realized that she had farted on his arm, which of course resonated the sound. Jesse was kind of stunned that she had actually farted on him, and we were both giggling. I said, "I guess you 'earned' her first word being "Da-da." And he said, "Heck yeah, I did!"

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So, then I had Ryleigh in the bath tub. We went through our normal routine, washing down her body, then scrubbing her hair, cleaning her face, and then having a bit of play time. She was in a really good mood, so we stayed in a little longer than normal. I'm literally about to pull the plug and get her out, when I see her lips purse together and her face turn bright red. Oh heavens no, she was pushing. Well, she had just farted, so perhaps she was having some gas...sure enough I noticed a few bubbles coming up in the water, and sighed a relief. Then she turned red again.

OH MY GOODNESS. I started screaming for Jesse, and he came running in, just in time to see a big old terd hanging from her rear. He wanted me to pick her up so he could dump out the water and we could re-wash her. Problem was, I did not want to hold her! I was trying to hold up under her arms, while she dangled, but she was slippery and heavy. We were both laughing hysterically and moving around all crazy, and poor Ryleigh just started to cry. She was cold, and Mommy was not holding her right, and Daddy was running around all crazy-like. Poo was still dropping, and when I finally had no choice but to sit her on my knee, I got poop on me. Totally disgusting.

After Jesse cleaned out her tub and re-filled it, so I could re-do her bath, he patted my back and said, "Well, Mama, I think YOU just 'earned' her first word instead!"

Haha. Indeed, I think I did.