Great advice, Doc
So earlier this week, William had his 15 month well baby checkup. Everything looked good, 50% percentile all around (we call him “Mr. Average.� That way he’ll have a starting point with his therapist in 20 years). During the exam, the doctor asked my wife, “How’s his urine stream?� “Um, I don’t know,� answered my wife. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen him pee.“* “Ok,� said the doc. “Just let him walk around without a diaper for a bit to see if you can observe him going. Look for a steady stream.�
Now, I must pause for a moment here to explain something. My wife is a teacher, so I have the kids most of the time. While she’s an expert on their PM routine (while I’m at work), I’m very familiar with their daytime schedule. Bill usually has a poop between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. My wife wasn’t aware of that, as she’s only been on summer break for a short time. Now, on with the story.
I was in the livingroom when I heard “OH MY GOD� from the playroom. It was immediately followed by, “BRING ME SOME WIPES!� Let’s say my wife was following Dr.’s advice. Let’s say it was about 10:15 AM. Let’s say that William had a significant “evacuation� sans diaper. Oops. His legs, this feet, the floor…you get the picture. The worst part for me was pretending that it wasn’t funny.
Note: Try this again after he has emptied himself. Not before.
*That’s right, we’ve never seen him pee. We’ve been lucky to avoid the whole Old Faithful impression. However, I do have a cool trick that you parents of baby boys can try. Keep a stack of paper Dixie cups on your changing table. Stuff some Kleenex into one of them. Now, when Jr. starts spraying all over the place when you’ve got him on his back, quickly invert the cup over his little wiener, letting the tissue soak up the urine. When he’s done, just throw it away! You’re welcome.
February 7th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
That is funny!
Good tip.
February 8th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Yeppers, I had to watch out for my oldest…he would get ya everytime.
February 9th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Alex isn’t much of a “fountain” kind of guy either, though he did get my mother in law once. Man it was so worth it to watch too!
February 10th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
My only child is a girl. However, being ten years older than my younger brother, I have never let him live down the that I was “hit” several times when I used to help change his diapers. It’s something great to hold over a younger sibling!