Poop

Like most kids, "poop" is one of the boys' favorite words. Last week we had plenty of poop to talk about.

One day, the boys were at the play set and I went to let Ace out of the house. I saw Maxx run with Ace's pooper scooper and decided I needed to check it out. It appears that a cat pooped in the sandbox and the boys wanted to take care of the problem themselves.

I got the package of information for the boys' medical visits. There is a very good clinic at the University of MN that treats internationally adopted children. When I got the package, I noticed instructions on getting a stool sample and let out a "yuck". Ty wanted to know what was happening and I told him they were going to the MD and she wants to see his poop. His initial comment was "Ace". I don't know if he wants to give an Ace sample or was referring to how I pick up after Ace.

He then freaked about having to go to the MD. I explained the MD would want to see how big and strong he has become, look at his eyes, ears, nose, heart, etc. I then told him MDs in America are very nice and often give children suckers after a visit. In one of my magazines was a photo of a girl at the MD that Ty pointed out so I commented how the girl looked happy. We also went to the clinic website and I showed Ty a photo of his MD.

Now he looks at the world map on his placemat and points to America and says "Doctor". The boys also refer to the MD as "Dr. Poop". I hope the novelty wears off before we see the MD.

Thursday was my first book club meeting since coming home and one of the comments from the book was fecal covered eggs. I guess there is no escaping poop for us for a while.

Marcia