what they DON'T tell you in those "what to expect books"...

so clay had a bit of a diaper rash, mostly from all this heat and humidity. so, like a good mom, i did what the books said -- i took of his diaper and let him air out for a while. so he's running around, sans diaper, and as happy as can be.

then he walks up to nick, stands there, poops, and hands a piece of poo to nick. nick of course does what every great dad would do -- he panicked and yelled frantically for me to come and clean it up.

"OH NO!! HE'S POOPED ON THE FLOOR!!" he informs me, as if i can't see it.

so yeah. what they don't tell you when they give you these wonderful nuggets of wisdom (no pun intended) is that perhaps your whole house and furniture should be coated with a protective covering of stain-proof plastic.

but that answers another question i had:

are we ready for potty training?

no... i think not.