After having 3 babies before Mr. Ben, I am pretty accustomed to many of the newborn things that we are currently experiencing around the house. The gazillions of diapers, the constant fixing of a pappy, the “seedy” stinkies of nursing babies…I can handle these things- no prob-lem-o! However, the first 3 little loves did not seem to have the problem that our sweet Brother Ben has.
I am being SO honest here, Ben’s is a VERY gassy child. But this child’s gas is like no other! It truly can clear a room. You would think, how is that possible? He is only a 6 week old baby? Well, I can assure you, it is possible and it is EXTREME!!! You may also be thinking, how bad can it be? Please trust me when I say, it is bad. On more than one occasion, others have attempted to change his diaper when it fact, there was no diaper in need of changing , it was merely Ben making a smelly statement.
So today, we headed to our routine doctor appointment for Ben. When asked if I had any concerns, I mentioned “gas concerns” to the nurse. Now, our doctor is wonderful, but, doesn’t get overly concerned about anything. He calms me down and makes me realize I must be entirely crazy!
Regardless, I mentioned Ben’s stinky gas to him. I was so ready for the grand medical explanation I was about to be given. However, this is what I got:
Doc: “You remember the movie with Simba and the lions?”
Me: “Yeah! Lion King”
Doc: “ Don’t you remember the warthog in the movie? Remember, he could clear the savana after every meal. That’s all your boy is doing. Big things come in small packages.”
Me: Huh. Hmmmm.
Yes, friends, I was told my child was just like a wart hog today?
Does this look like the face of a warthog? I think not!
In other news, Brother Ben weighed in at 9 lbs. 13 oz. today! Two pounds more than when he was born! My little sweet baby (or warthog) is “thriving under my care” (another quote from our doc) !
1 comment:
Ha! What a funny comparison from your doctor. Bless baby Ben. Worse than Bubs? It can't be that bad, can it?? ;)
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