Conversation only a mother would love

After you bring your newborn home from the hospital there is nothing more interesting than your baby's bowel movements. Who knew poop could be so interesting? Is it suppose to look like that? Is that color normal? And yes, it's true. Moms love to talk about it. So here I go. For the past few days, we've been dealing with Cordelia's abnormal bowel movements. She's been a bit constipated. And she has a little diaper rash that just won't go away. I thought she was getting better, but today she threw up for the second time in three days, so I called the doctor. I really like the kids' doctor, but I get so frustrated at the time it takes to get a call back. By six o'clock I had given up hope for a callback. I know doctors are extremely busy and there are children with more serious issues to attend to, but when your child isn't feeling right, it's easy to go crazy without any answers. Shortly after six o'clock we found ourselves in the basement after hearing tornado sirens. We emerged a few times only to hear the sirens again. Finally, the weather cleared and at nine o'clock the boys were settling into bed. Then the phone rang and a private number came up on the caller id. I was getting ready to whip out my "I'm not interested in whatever you're selling speech," but it was the doctor. He was probably calling from home, which then made me feel guilty. After a conversation about poop and feeding habits, the doctor reassured me that she was fine and gave me some tips to get her back to normal. I felt bad that he had to call me from home so late at night, but I'm really glad he did. He's a really good doctor and he keeps proving it.