Poop happens

I have been told stories of mothers who willingly catch their sick child's vomit in their hands and have heard mothers casually talk about getting peed on or seen them glance at the spit up on their outfits like it was no big deal. At the time I thought all of these things were absolutely disgusting and just didn't understand how these women could think these things were okay.

My Mom actually told me about the time she walked in to find that one of my little brothers [I won't tell you which one] had actually taken off his diaper and smeared his poop all over the wall. He was standing in the middle of his crib smiling when she found him. She told me she just laughed. I couldn't imagine laughing at that when she told me [at the time I was pregnant]. A few days ago James starting peeing while I was changing his diaper and the 'safety wipe' had moved. I started laughing hysterically as soon as I felt the warm pee on the hand that was holding his legs up. Most of my friends would think this is absolutely foul as I would have just a couple of months ago but I think I get it now.

In the short couple of weeks that James has been home, I've been peed on, had poo get on me, have been spat up on, etc. It only gets worse from here. It's just something you can't avoid but it's okay because it's your child. If your child needs you to be there to catch his vomit, fine. You might not win any mommy of the year award but thats okay because it's your job.