Tonight my husband is out attending an edifying talk by a priest at the Atlanta cathedral with a couple who are our friends. After the talk, they plan to enjoy hot, delicious pizza at a pizzeria near the church. I
very much wanted to go with them all--and even got dressed and did my hair and makeup--but John has had a fussy day and I decided that tonight was not a good bet for another going-out-in-the-evening experiment. John just doesn't do well when I take him out in the evening.
So, I'm at home baking brownies and puttering around while trying to pacify a fussy baby. I thought John was really getting into trouble when he walked beneath the table for the first time and tried to remove all the chairs' plastic covers.
But I was wrong.
Now, what I'm about to post is totally without class and my husband will be so embarrassed to be married to me. (Sorry, honey.)
I was in the kitchen when I noticed peripherally that John was standing in a corner of the living room (where the couch and Pak N Play meet) for an inordinately long time for a baby who is continually on the move. I walked over to investigate and saw this:
Yes, that is poop. John had used his hand to spread the poop on the couch and the mesh of the Pak N Play and used his feet to grind it into the carpet.
I've owned cats for 10 years and had to clean up their messes but never have I met with these kind of proportions. Wish me the best in returning our carpet to white.
But I was wrong.
Oh no! Bless your heart! I think Oxy-Clean now has a carpet cleaner.
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For your added amusement, I will share with you the text message exchange that I had with my wife during this affair. Keep in mind that I was having a enjoyable dinner at Fillini's pizza in Buckhead when this exchange occurred:
ReplyDeleteKatherine to Chris: "FYI, your carpet is covered in poop. Lots of it."
Chris to Katherine: "Can't reply right now, have steaming slice of pizza in my hand."
I will leave the remainder of the exchange up to your imagination. Hey, these brownies taste funny!
Chris
Oh my goodness!!!! I've had diaper explosions, but never something like that!!
ReplyDeleteIs the moral to this story "never trust a quiet baby?"
you saw him standing in a mess of POOP and the first thing you thought of was grabbing a camera?
ReplyDeletethat is much, much more hilarious. :)
how are the carpets?
~sancta
Sancta: I saw John standing in poop and I burst out laughing. The camera happened to be right there, so I snapped a shot before picking up my boy and rushing him, fully clothed, into the bathtub.
ReplyDeleteFirst I rinsed and blotted the carpet repeatedly with water before treating it with Folex several times. I let it dry overnight such that it was a 12" square flourescent green stain this morning. Then I soaked it in OxyClean and rinsed and blotted with water. I'm letting it dry again, but still see a couple of small stains to try to eradicate.
You're best off purchasing a specific pet (enzyme/protein-eater) carpet cleaner to keep on hand. This will not be the last time, I promise. I wish I knew how Folex worked... it does do a pretty good job but I'm just not sure what's in it, so I would opt for something that is made for cleaning up pet messes.
ReplyDeleteI've taken photos of poopy messes before too but never had the gumption to post photos of the mess. Jireh did one particularly horrific paint job and it was literally EVERYWHERE in my bedroom - carpet, walls, dressers, air filter... Maybe I should have introduced play doh a bit earlier? ... lol
I can't believe John. He is hilarious. If he is this much work at not even 9 months old, I can't imagine what he is going to try you with in a year! And you are not what I would call a laid-back mom!!
Sarah:
ReplyDeleteI've taken photos of poopy messes before too but never had the gumption to post photos of the mess.
I TOLD you that my posting this was totally without class! ;)
oh joy!!!
ReplyDeleteNever trust a quiet baby!! esp. when that baby is a 2yo mischievous boy!!
I am looking for your post with those neat storage cubes, and I happened upon this one. I must have missed this. Too funny! Did the carpet ever come clean?
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