My son is five-years old. And I have to admit, I’m totally digging this age. He’s smart. He’s funny. He is still sweet and loves to cuddle, yet he is very independent and confident, which is a TOTAL plus.
Quite a few times in the past year, I’ve caught myself telling family and friends that this whole parenting thing is just “so much easier” at this age than it was when he was an infant or even a toddler.
Raising a five-year old IS definitely easier…and I AM getting my life back, so to speak, but every now and then as a mom, you get a firm reminder that you are in fact, a PARENT.
Because sometimes your kid totally puts you in your place like mine did tonight.
Just before bedtime tonight, little dude produced a HUGE poop. And not too long after said poop, he started kind of walking all weird and grabbing at his bum every five seconds.
This has happened before after he drops a big load, so I knew that I needed to go grab some diaper cream to put in there to ease the itching or burning or whatever the hell that big turd left him with.
I figured little dude would follow me into the bathroom to have his cream applied…but I was wrong.
Instead, I walked out of the bathroom and found him lying face down on the bed with his hands on his ass, spreading his butt cheeks apart so that I could put the cream in there.
And as I applied diaper cream directly into my son’s bare bum, I was reminded that I am above everything else, A MOM.
Yep…sometimes parenthood really puts you in your place.
Goodnight.
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It’s a reminder that they still need us and haven’t completely grown up on us.
Very true!
Haha. He told you!
Yes he did! LOL.
Love it! Kids have a way of doing that (putting you in your place). You sound like you are having so much fun with him (sans the poop and diaper cream portion of things
).
He really is so much fun! I love him to death!
Hahahahaha! Has he ever been constipated? Yeah….that was fun.
Um…he has, but not as bad as that story you posted. That was definitely the WORST.
Hahaha!!! Once the kiddos arrive, there is just no escaping parenthood.
There really isn’t!!
BWAAHHAHAHA! Hilarious!!
Thanks!
Hahaha – that is awesome!! At least you’re past the poop-splosion diaper stage.
Amen to that!
Love it! Nate, my two year old, he has started taking his diaper off and bringing it to me and saying ‘I pooped my pans’ and then he gets on all fours and puts his belly on the bed butt in the aire and asks to be wiped. Cracks me up.
That is hysterical!!
What fun would it be if they didn’t need us? I know we all want them to have that “independence”, but its nice to have that reminder that they do in fact need us.. regardless of what the reminder is.
I totally agree! Definitely nice to feel needed once in a while!
Such a good mama..
You do what you gotta do, right?
So your advice would be to not give up on buying Switsal when the wee ones are pottytrained?
Yeah…definitely keep Swistal on hand!
Lol, I love this. Yes you’re totally right. My son’s 4.5 and I’m loving how independent and self-sufficient he is. Of course until I get the call that he needs his butt wiped, or his shoes laced, or he can’t get his head/arms out of his shirts. =)
I get all of those calls too…for sure!
This is Hysterical!! Boys and their butts. That’s all I’ve got to say!
I could totally see my son doing this…eventually. If I walk in there tomorrow and find him in this stance, I’m just goosing him…no questions asked!
At least you don’t have to pretend like his poop smells like flowers because it comes from your baby’s bum. V almost pukes when she poops so I have to distract her by saying that my baby’s poop never smells :-p
while I am giggling, I also love this. It’s so true, you can get as famous as you want girlfriend, his butt is always going to need YOU to put the cream there.
And just so you don’t feel alone, Jacob and Gio …would do this, wait I think one of them did it last week. 