Poop!

One thing that I did not realize that being a new parent would consist of is how much Nate and I talk about poop. We are both constantly asking each other, "When was the last time Lincoln pooped? Did it look normal? Hey come check this out, is this ok?" I have never looked, wiped, smelled so much poop in my life. I also did not think that such a tiny creature would be capable of the amount of poo that Link has each day. I know that I am not the only parent out there worried about her kids poo because if you google normal baby then poop is the third entry down on automatic search. There is also a whole chapter dedicated to poop in the first year baby book.

I know that we obsess over poo because it is one of the only factors that can tell you if your baby is ill, constipated, or just not feeling good in general. I have learned though that it really is not that big of a deal as long as your baby is pooping once a day, it does not have blood, diarrhea looking, is completely black or white in color, or hard and looks like grown up poo (meaning constipation). Otherwise baby poo can be the color of a packet of skittles minus the red. There is of course the what I like to call the transition poo from birth to about day 3 where it is black and tar looking. Once they pass this stuff, your baby should be pooping normal poos. 

One thing no body tells you about is the infamous green poo. Lincoln poops some really nice seedy, yellow poo. Then one morning I got up to change his diaper. I opened the diaper and BAM! green poop filling up his whole diaper. I first though OMG! Lincoln has some type of disease or is horribly ill. I then went to doctor google and found out that it is normal for a green poo every now and then. Since Lincoln is formula fed, it is common for formula babies to have a green poop here and there since their formula is iron fortified. So yes, green poo is normal and no your kid will not die. I also found out that some infants just poo green poo. AWESOME!

Here is a very informative link on baby shit, and warning it has pictures (which I find helpful but others might find gross):  poop link w/pics

I also have pulled an uh-oh when I was checking Lincoln's bottom for poo with the good ole' sniff test. We were in the parked car, and I was pretty sure Lincoln had taken a fine dump when I was driving. I then proceeded to grab him out of his car seat, lifted him up to sniff, and BOOM! hit is head on top of the roof...whoops! I felt horrible but he didn't even notice. Now, that puts a another meaning in hard-headed. 

Such a pretty day!

Eating some lunch. The people behind us loved Link!
I look tired because I am. Love genetics and dark circles :(

~Julia