Prunes Work!

*There is a point at the end of this, so please read through right till the end... :)

Ahhhh, the joys of starting babies on solids.

Any parent starting their child on solids for the first time knows that solids is a "game changer". What might have been a child that pooped every day like clockwork might become an occasional pooper - aka pooping only while out and about or during dinner every few days.. :) Or vice versa, with a child who would poop once a week (as some breastfed babies) now pooping multiple times daily. Either way, when you change the intake, the output changes quite a bit.

I have been dealing with this lately with the boys. They aren't constipated, but they are pushing a bit more than I like to see just to turn out a little 'turd'. My daughter loves this term - 'turd' - she thinks it is hilarious. I, however, find these turds frustrating! So much work for such a small poop (and now I've changed a diaper for that tiny turd, so that tiny turd is costing me extra money!)...

So, I thought I would help things along and give them some prunes. Number 1 kept making faces, but he did manage to eat quite a bit of it, while Number 2 LOVED them. This was last night... Now, most of the way through the next day, I have had two very happy boys, who have FILLED their drawers several times today... Why, oh why, do I do this to myself?!?!

Then I started to think about prunes in general and how they are a great and applicable concept in real life. I think that springtime every year is a huge 'prune' for me. When my tiny house gets all backed up with the pick ups from the winter and the items the kids have outgrown, I need to 'prune' back so that I can be happy and feel like I can breathe again. When my social networking pages are overrun with bad news and 'Negative Nancy' comments, it is time to 'prune' out the negative so that I can remain positive.

I think it is great to have a fruit remind me that a lot of times, it's the constipation in life that can affect how we feel about situations. As I sit here and watch one of the boys pooping yet again, I am thankful that I make the decision to 'prune' rather than become cranky and constipated .

What is your 'prune'? I'd love to hear!! :)