Pints with Pops – August 2016

This is the story I shared in August of 2016, I laughed reading through this one and also remembered that knowing that asking for support is not only ok but occasionally necessary:

“After last month’s blow out fiasco I was wondering what story will I share next month in my invite.  I’m learning very quickly that having a child, I will never be short of stories.  This month’s experience has to do with that same little chair thing mentioned last month.  Unsurprisingly, and some of you may have guessed already, another blow out, again while mom was gone.  I set Layton in his little chair so I could go get something accomplished, what it was I’m not sure, nor does it matter.  I came back not even two minutes later and the dog is sniffing the chair by Layton’s leg.  I got the dog away and saw a color that’s not part of the chair.  So, I go through the process of getting Layton out of the chair and rush him to the tub hoping not to get any on the carpet.  I run back to put the chair up off the floor and the dog is kindly assisting with the cleanup process.  I give him a good stare and he stares back knowing he did something he probably shouldn’t have and licks his lips… Seriously.  I need to write to Fisher Price about their chair‘s ability to cause infants to poop.  Be wary if you own one, you may be in for a messy surprise.  After getting Layton cleaned up the day didn’t get much better in terms of his temperament and Grandma/Grandpa were called for reinforcements.  I always hoped I wouldn’t need to call for help, but sometimes it gets to be very overwhelming not being able to calm a child.  Thankfully for me the grandparents are only a couple minutes away.  It was a good learning experience for me that it is perfectly acceptable to ask for assistance when taking care of my child.  That got deep fast, my apologies; however it is part of fatherhood.”

July 2016 Pints with Pops-4th of July Blow Out!

Here is the story I shared in my July of 2016 email.  It’s a short one, but I think you’ll get a smile out of it.  Diaper blow outs aren’t as frequent these days, thankfully.  He actually lets us know when he wants his diaper changed which is pretty neat.
July 14th, 2016:  What would the 4th of July have been without a blow out?  At least that’s what I was thinking last Monday as I picked Layton up out of his little chair thing in the living room and noticed a massive blow out that managed to escape the top of his diaper, through his shirt and onto the fabric chair (luckily the cover is machine washable).  I should have known to expect something when my wife said “it sounded like he was pooping” as she headed out the door to pick up a pizza for dinner.  After I picked him up and saw the aftermath of “it sounded like he was pooping” I thought to myself “she knew”.  Maybe some of you have been through this, maybe something different, or maybe not at all; but, you’re probably sitting there smiling knowing that some other guy went through it.