Attention Adventures

Life in the Umbehr household has been pretty routine lately. I've been getting a lot more homework than I had expected and Kelby's been working like crazy trying to stay on top of stuff. Max has been such a little trooper just hanging along for the ride. Well, it looks like today the little big guy decided to try out some new tactics for getting his mommy's undivided attention.


First, I was catching up on emails and heard him "make thunder" in his pants. I was almost done with one email so I just decided that laying him on my legs on his tummy would be ok to avoid a massive blow out until I could change him. Good idea, right? Wrong. The stinkies were just a bit more pungent than usual when contained in their designated zone so I checked his back and there was no sign of a backdoor exit. Assuming (See, it's always bad to assume!) that this was just a bad one, I kept working. After maybe another minute I just couldn't take it so I picked him up and SURE ENOUGH, my son pulled off a forwards blow out. Unfortunately for Max, the onesie I had selected for the day was too tight to pull over his head whilst avoiding other bodily contact. Poor baby had to put up with my screeches as I, after finally peeling off his outfit, saw my little boy's forehead and hair coated in poo! BLEH! It was straight to the tub with him! He just giggled and kicked as I sprayed him down. (Sorry, if this is too much, but after the fact it's given me a good laugh and a fun non-dinner story to share.)


 The second big event wasn't nearly as long lasting or shhtinky as the first but a bold effort on the part of Max in attempting to get my attention. Again, I was working on the computer and, noting Max's good mood, took the opportunity to put him in his swing and have TWO hands to type! I didn't buckle him in because that's never really been necessary before. So, as fate would have it, I decided just to look back and sneak a smile in for my baby but instead found that he had TURNED OVER in his swing and was hanging off of it while it was still going!! I thank God that he has such a chubby belly otherwise he would have just slid off. He looked like some crazy stunt guy-baby. At this point, after the fact, I can laugh about it. However, I can't imagine how I would have felt had he actually fallen out!


Sorry there are no pictures to accompany these tales but I imagine you're both grateful and understanding as to why. Personally, I think the mental image that goes with the first story is enough for me. And as for the second, well I'd say it's best that I didn't ask him to hold it while I ran for the camera. Geez, if this is any indication of what the next few years are going to be like, I just better look out!