Just Like Mom and Dad

Once again we explore the not-so-complex particulars of our daughter’s digestive system. This is a subject the baby books do cover in great length:

The digestive system exclamations that frequently explode from a newborn’s tiny bottom, at least as emphatically as the grown-up variety, can be unsettling—and sometimes embarrassing—to parents. But, like explosive bowel movements, they are perfectly normal (Murkoff, Heidi, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway. What to Expect the First Year, Workman Publishing, Inc., 2003).

However, it’s still surprising—not the frequency our child “makes wind” or the incredible adult-like volume, but our reaction. We cheer her on, exclaiming after each outburst: “that’s my girl!” or “good one!” and sometimes “was that you or Penny?”

Of course, we’re more discreet in polite company, but still just as proud that her five-week-old digestive track is functioning so…so…audibly.

In spite of any flatulence, Penny is “passed” around at a recent family gathering: