Sinus infection… and poopy diapers?

Finally gotten over my sinus infection this past weekend… that I’ve had since the third week of January! My ear finally unplugged. I’ve never had the pleasure of experiencing a sinus infection before, losing the senses of taste, smell and hearing in one ear… I do have to say that I didn’t miss the sense of smell when I was changing a poopy diaper…

Now speaking of poopy diapers… to date, that is one of my biggest misconceptions with babies. You always see these images of guys dressed in rubber gloves, masks and using tongs to change their baby. I have a brother in-law that would gag with just the thought of changing a poopy diaper. Let me tell you guys… it’s not that bad.

Sure I’ve had the occasional up the back explosions, and I’ve even been pooped on while I was changing her at my mother in-law’s… and then she started peeing, it was quite entertaining for the onlookers…. and of coarse she ninja pees every once and a while, but most times its quite routine.

So lets break this down for the ones keeping score at home… newborn babies produce meconium: black, tarry and pretty much odorless, good initiation into poopy diapers. Emma was breastfed… so I graduated to seedy, yellowish poop, a little more odor but not unbearable. Formula poop: stinky, but I think it smells just as bad going in as it does coming out. Here’s the kicker; she poops maybe once a day now and on most occasions it’s just a stinky little poop nugget, so… easy clean up.

Now… I might have to revisit this thought at a later date, and I know you all can’t wait, because she has been on cereal here lately and were going to start some veggies tomorrow. So I’ll keep you updated.