Theories ~

Well, we're on vacation this week with my husband's family and I've spent much of the past few days trying to convince my brother-in-law to try stand up comedy. He and my sister-in-law have two kids: one out of / one in diapers. Brett and I have one - most definitely in diapers. Once you have children, this topic becomes much more commonly discussed than one ever thought possible or polite.

Needless to say, my brother-in-law Jude has a theory, which we have begun to refer to as "Poopology"... a brief example should suffice: We were talking about going on vacation with small kids and the challenges that sometimes presents and Jude mentioned Travel Poop. I wasn't sure what that was, and hadn't read about it in any of my "What to Expect" or "Babies R We" books, so I asked the question on all of your lips right now... What is Travel Poop??

He was very forthright and clear with his anwser - the small pellety type of poop that doesn't require much wiping cleanup. Briefly I was grossed out and felt the conversation had gone too far, but then I got to laughing because he had come up with the perfect description for that type of full diaper. All parents go through it, and I was worried my poor baby was constipated, but Jude made me feel better pronto! Caroline was getting enough liquids, so this must be Travel Poop - yes! Once again, I have to give it to kids for being smarter than we realize. Maybe they sense they're on vacation too, and don't want to be put out with lots of clean up on our end (actually their end, but you know what I mean). This is why this post will not have any photos - it's one thing to talk about, quite another to advertise!

Now Jude has come up with other theories while on vacation - most quite humorous and varied (he is not stuck on poop by any means) - so Brett and I are doing our best to convince him to try stand up sometime. More theories to be heard in my Vacation summary coming next week.