Abby, Zoë and Enzo

Enzo has what we like to refer to as a butt rocket.  Yes, this journal entry is going to be about poo, so consider yourself forewarned.  Enzo is a little poop machine, just like Abby and Zoë were as babies.  They get it from Chris.  Abby and Zoë had to have lots of baths and have special diaper cream ordered for them while in the NICU, and we had to make a special 'butt paste' on a couple of occasions at home because of how often they pooped and it seems that Enzo is going along the same road.  The rash on his poor bottom is really bad, just in a small area, despite being changed and lathered with cream all the time.  It seems like if he's not actually pooping, then he's having toots.  He's one noisy little man... Papa Norm would be proud. :) 

Now we get to the rocket part.  This morning I experienced the rocket full force, it was quite astonishing.  I had just finished wiping him up from one poopy diaper and had a fresh one underneath him.  I had applied cream to one side of his bum and was getting ready to do the other side when I noticed he was having gas and wondered if he was going to poop again.  I was just about to put the cream on, hence the diaper was down and offering no protection, and off shot his rocket.  It was like when you see water shooting out of a firefighter's hose.  It shot straight out with such force that it landed three feet away.  If my leg hadn't been in the path of some of it, it would have hit the wall I'm sure.  Even though I quickly put the diaper up to block, I was still a mess as was the floor, though my hand and arm got the worst of it.  Chris came over to hold Enzo's feet up out of the mess so that I could go wash off super quickly, then I came to get Enzo cleaned up and Chris wiped up the floor, thank goodness for tile.  This made the handful of times he's gotten me with his super soaker seem like nothing.

He must just be getting me back for when he nurses.  Enzo has a habit during nursing, especially on the right side, of pulling off right when my milk has let down.  My milk flow is a bit much for him at this point, especially when it is letting down and really coming out quickly, so he pulls off and there is this one stream of breast milk that shoots out in a steady flow and usually sprays him in the face before I can get my breast over the little cup I keep nearby to catch this excess.  After the fast flow is done, he latches back on continues eating and I wipe his face up and all is well again.  So many wonderful bodily functions to deal with when you have a newborn.