The Poop Button

Before I had kids I would have thought that the following story was insane. I would have thought that the author had completely lost her mind and I would have just written her off as someone who needed sleep. However, having two children has brought a new idea to my attention and I believe it was worthy of a blog post. Here it goes!

I have come to the conclusion that kids come equipped with an invisible poop/potty button in a secret location somewhere on their body. This button is activated immediately once all articles of clothing (including shoes) have been put on said body. Once the last shoe is tied or the coat is zipped up the button is pressed and the function is activated resulting in the need for removal of clothing for a diaper change or a potty break. Here is how I came to that conclusion.

Today, after nap time I decided we needed to get out of the house for a bit and since we were almost out of milk we would kill two birds with one stone and hit the grocery store. I began to prepare us by starting with Bubba. I changed his diaper, put his clothes and shoes on and then put his coat on and zipped it up. I pulled the hood over his little round head and sat him down to play with toys while I began the same routine with Jeffrey. I was half way finished getting Jeffrey dressed when I heard it. Bubba just about exploded (which is always followed by a laugh). I just looked at him and he smiled back with that adorable grin and dimple. OK, so we aren't ready to leave yet and when I finish with Jeffrey I have to change Bubba's diaper then we can go. I finished dressing Jeffrey, putting his shoes on and zipping up his jacket. I pulled his hood up onto his cute little head and told him to wait for me to change Bubba's diaper and then we would go. He stood there very patiently while I changed the diaper and then sure enough I heard another explosion. This time it wasn't coming from the short one, it was the tall one. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I finished with Bubba and then sat him back down to play while I started the process of changing Jeffrey's diaper. I'm not even joking when I say, I finished with Jeffrey, stood him up and started out of the room when I heard yet another explosion. (it was the short one again. GEEZ!!!)

At this point let me do a side bar. We eat a lot of fiber so this is actually very normal just usually more spread out through the day.

So after 3 dirty diapers we were finally on our way to the big scary world of Walmart. I prayed the entire way that we didn't have another explosion as my diaper bag was in my car and David had used it to go to work today. We were blessed and were able to make it home without any accidents or need to buy new clothes, a package of diapers and wipes (which I have totally done before).

So what I would like to ask you is this, where is the poop/potty button? It never fails that after you bundle everyone up to go play in the snow or get the bathing suits pulled up someone in the group has to go to the bathroom. Why is that? Adults don't seem to have that button so I guess it falls off sometime during puberty. I would love to know where it is so that I can duct tape over it and maybe bypass the usage of it. It sure would help us leave the house faster!:-)