banana bomb

We met up with two of my favorite friends from nursing school for lunch yesterday, Megan and Maridith. It was so nice to see them and they both look amazing and are doing really well. We also got to meet Megan's new daughter, the fabulous Elsie! for the first time. Elsie is suuuuuch a sweetheart. While Graydon proceeded to grab everything he could get his hands on and throw it on the floor, Elsie just lay there like a little angel and smiled beatifically at the table. She's a doll baby. And Megan is doing cloth diapers, which is so impressive to me, especially since Graydon is single-handedly destroying the environment with his prolific diaper use. Here are some pictures from our luncheon:

Gray, Megan, and Mar

Megan, now dreading the sixth month:

Holding Elsie, she's so petite compared to our monster!




Gray trying to hold Elsie's hand- I think he was smitten:

Since we met in Bethesda, Uncle Jeff wanted to stop by and see his favorite nephew. And thank goodness he did, because Grady was a total handful and refused to sit still at the table, just kept squirming and whining and trying to grab utensils and stab people with them. So in exchange for me buying him the chili special of the day, Jeff took Graydon out and about and kept him occupied while I caught up with my girlfriends. Much appreciated, Jeff!

So, the day we all knew was coming has finally arrived. After 3 days of eating oatmeal and bananas and not pooping, Gray had what can only be described as an epic bowel movement on Friday. Seriously, I'm a nurse. I can handle bowel movements. But this one was horrific even for me. It smelled sooooo freaking badly. JC and I were both doubled over on the ground, gagging and making retching noises. Seriously. It was that gross. And it totally woke him up early from his nap, ugh. Thankfully it was bath day, so he got lathered up good after all that nonsense:

I think I'm taking bananas off the menu for a while.

Edited to add: Sorry about all the poop talk lately. But honestly, these blowouts are insane. "Man-sized" is how JC describes them. Sooooo groooooss.