Grace and I always try to come up with worst case scenarios about certain things so that we don’t panic when they happen. One of those things was: What if Bryan poops during bath? We never did come up with a clear action plan for it.
And of course, it’s the things you don’t plan for that will always strike you… Kind of like The Murphy’s Law: “Everything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong”. A couple of weeks ago, Bryan made a small poop-poop while I was bathing him. Lesson learned: When the water becomes murky, leap into emergency action… but before that, always have your emergency actions planned.
It was a mess. I had to call Grace to change out his bath water while I rinse him in the bathroom sink. Even though we laughed more than we panicked, the whole experience was just silly.
I think this is the beginning of a whole new way of life: To expect the unexpected. When there are children involved, no moment is ever a dull moment; there’s always something going on. The same has been true with Bryan. A friend once told me to be happy when my child is hopping, jumping and getting into trouble because it’s when he’s not, I should be really worried. Wise words.
Other developments of Bryan include:
- the ability to lift his head at 45 degree angles when on stomach;
- discovered screaming and is not shy to use it;
- just begginning to brush on the concept of object permanence where we notice that he realizes something in front of him can be behind him when we turn him around;
- chuckles when he sees things he likes;
- is able to finish whole 8 oz of formula in one go;
- is beginning to be able to trace the origin of a sound;
- discovered hands and starting to manipulate objects with them;
- discovered starting to explore his toes;
- developed independence where he can stay and play by himself in the crib or playpen for up to 40 minutes at a time…