“Beth, now I know that you don’t approve but he has been just so sweet today. I haven’t heard a cross word from him all day and that compared to the last time you visited, is a big improvement. Now whatever he picks out is Ok, understand! Let’s let him shop and we can go to the baby department. I need some more powder and we can have a look at all the baby things.”

“Elian, twenty dollars is a lot for him don’t you think?”

“Nonsense, he will decide what he wants and maybe show us what he is interested in by what he buys. Now remember what ever he picks out is ok!”

Adam returned to find us with a GI Joe action figure, a card with five toy cars on it and a very girly Ragity Ann doll. He said that he wanted the action figure and the cars for playing in the sand box and the doll for playing with one of his nieces when she comes over. He had added up the total which came to twelve fifty,

“You have only spent part of your money Adam, what are you going to buy with the rest?”

“I was thinking!”

He had a very shy expression on his face and he was standing there rubbing his Knees together.

“Well ------- you won’t be mad or anything?”

Adam took Elian’s hand and led her down the ile to where the baby bottles and other nursing supplies were displayed on hooks. Elian got down on one knee and asked him what he wanted. As she held him he took a deep breath and then paused. I realized from what Elian had told me before and the expression on his face and that he was so nervous that he was wetting his diaper as she held him. She just waited for him to finish and then asked him again.

“Maybe it would be easier if you would just show me Adam, what you want?”

He must have looked at them before because he knew how much they cost and he still had enough money left over to buy them. He slowly raised his arm and pointed at the display, not before checking to see if anyone was watching him. When I saw him turn to my direction, I looked the other way.

“Oh Adam, if that’s what you want, here let me help you find your size and then you can pick out the color. How does that sound, have you tried these before?”

“No, I don’t think so, not for a long time, but babies seem to like them and I wanted to try them too.”

Here, these ones are sized four and it says that they are for older babies over eighteen months and older and you certainly are that. Now you should only use these when you are at home and your Mom says it is ok, ok”

“Yes, I guess, I want the pack with two in it, the pack that has the pinkish one and the yellow one with the tiger on it. Can I get that one Elian, do I have enough money?”

“Yes Adam dear you have enough money, here let me take them for you; I think that you will like and enjoy them.”

I saw Elian take a package of pacifiers off the hook and show it to Adam. He had a big smile on his face and nodded to her that that was what he wanted. He came skipping down the isle towards me saying that he got everything that he wanted.

“I got him size four; I think that will work for now. They are the Nuk style with the orthodontic styled nipple on them. They should be easier for him to suck on and they won’t affect his teeth. You see there is a lot about Adam that we don’t understand and know yet.”

Elian picked out the baby powder that she wanted, first smelling it and sharing the smell with Adam.

“I bet this will feel good on your bum”

There were so many things for babies there, from diapers to blankets. I looked at some cute baby outfits and wondered what else Adam may want. We finished in the store and paid for our purchases. The girl at the cash looked at Adam and the pacifiers, doll and cars as he paid for them.

“Boy, you got all ages covered” was her only comment!

We picked up our stuff and headed to the boys wear section of the large department store. Elian wanted to show me the type of jeans that would hide his diapers best. She liked the types where the elastic waist is all around the back and showed me how they fit by holding up a pair against Adam. Next was a pair of skateboarding shorts that only needed taking in to fit beautifully over his diapers. Adam was starting to look spent and the only thing that he seemed interested in was already in his bag.

“Come on, I think its time to call it a day. At the exit there are taxis and we can take one home, I think we deserve a drive, take my hand Adam!

We went out and found a cab. I held the door and Elian got in first followed by Adam and then me. Elian held Adam close to her with one hand over his shoulder and clutched his hips. She gave the driver directions to our destination. It was only a short trip and the driver who had waited in line for the fare was not impressed. Adam was just happy being with us and he occasionally sneaked a peek in his bag and then smiled at me. When we arrived and I got out first, Adam shot past me let rocket on fire, he just couldn’t wait to play with his new cars and other purchases. I think Elian gave the driver a good tip because he left with a “Have a nice night” comment. Adam was waiting at the door as Elian struggled to find the key.

“Go take those shorts off Adam; I don’t want you to get them wet! After I’ll run you a bath, ok?”

“Where do you want me to put them Elian?”

“Just fold them up and leave them there and I will check them after.”

Adam came out to the kitchen dressed only in the yellow baby pants and his t-shirt. He took everything out of the bag and he wanted to open up the two packages right away. Both of them were blister packs so I got out the scissors and cut them open. Adam grabbed for the pacifiers first.

“Not so fast young man or should I say baby boy? I have to sterilize them first in boiling water. Why don’t you go and play with your cars and I’ll get them ready for you, ok?

Elian put a pot on the stove and turned it on. I picked up the pacifiers and felt how soft the nipples were.

“Almost like the real thing” I jokingly said to Elian.

“I know, isn’t it amazing how soft the nipples are. I know he‘s going to enjoy them. But the best is yet to come, you’ll see! I have another surprise for him after his bath that I am sure he will like even better than the new pacifiers.”

I couldn’t help but watch Adam as he played with his toys on the living room carpet. All you could say was that he was at home and unbothered by his diapered state. The blue denim cover of his diaper was getting more and more darker because of his wetting, from his crotch extending half way up the back and clearly showing through his yellow baby pants. Elian used a pea strainer to retrieve the two new pacifiers from the boiling water.

“Beth, watch these for a moment will you, there too hot for him right now and I have to get a piece of ribbon in my room to fasten them on with.”

Elian left and in a jiffy she was back with some pink ribbon, blue headed diaper pin and a jar of baby sent Vaseline.

“What’s the Vaseline for Elian?”

“Normally, when I have an older child that likes to suck on a pacifier, I coat their lips first so that they don’t get irritated and it helps with the suction, plus their lips stay nice and soft for other things.”

I didn’t quiz her about what “other things” meant, but I could guess!

“Adam, come hear dear and you can try out your new soother. Wait, I want to put some Vaseline on your lips first. There, doesn’t that smell nice.”

“It smells like babieszz.”

“I know, so which one do you want to try first?

“The yellow one, the one with the tiger on it.”

“Now open your lips and we will see how this fits. Well now, aren’t you the perfect baby. I just have to tie the ribbon to it and pin it to your shirt, hold still!”

You could see that Adam was just in seventh heaven as soon as he started sucking on it.

“We can let him play for a while and let him get used to it. With the ribbon on it, at least it won’t fall on the floor.”

We watched him crawl on the carpet, pacifier stuck in his mouth as he moved the cars around trying to imitate there noises. His now wetter than wet diaper bunched up between his legs and drooping down over his bum making the baby pants rustle and slap the back of his legs with every move. I could see that the wide elastic waist band held his baby pants up better than the one on his Gerber ones. Elian cleaned up and started to prepare for Adam’s bath. I could hear the water running and smell the light sent of bubble bath in the air. As soon as we heard the water running Adam sat up on the back of his widened legs and with his yellow vinyl baby pants stretched over the front of his diaper between his legs pulling at the rubber leg bands. I am sure that he just let it go, sucking on his pacifier and with the more and more recognizable expression on his face, as he did. Plus the fact that when he got up on his feet, there was a puddle of pee in the crotch of his baby pants. I told Elian and she said that the best way to take care of it was to let Adam sit down between my legs, across them, and just pull up on the crotch of his baby pants and the pee will get absorbed into the back of the diaper. I tried that and it worked beautifully and I had Adam in my lap again. He was just a big baby sucking on his pacifier as I cradled him in my arms.

“Adam, your bath is ready!”

Elian was down on her knees waiting for him as he scampered into the bath room wet diapers swishing back and forth as he did. I watched as she greeted him with open arms which dropped to the waistband of his plastic pants as soon as he arrived. I could hear the rustle of the pants as they descended down over his knees and on to the floor. His wet diaper was dripping pee from the middle of them between his legs. She released the pins and it dropped to the floor with a thud. Only his t-shirt remained and she forgot to unpin his pacifier as she lifted it up over his head and off his arms. Poor Adam had the pacifier tightly gripped between his teeth and his head followed the t-shirt.

“Oh I am sorry about that; I forgot that you were still sucking on it! There are some toys for you to play with under the bubles.”

With that she found the pin and undid it. Adam, now in the buff except for the pacifier with the pink ribbon trailing from it looked just squeezable with his light pink butt cheeks facing me. Elian griped him under the arm pits and raised him up over the side of the tub. He kicked his feet as they hit the warm water, slashing Elian and sending soap suds out of the tub and onto the floor.

“That’s enough of that Adam!”

With that I hear the sound of the gentle slap of her hand as it met the pink flesh of his bum. He let out a yell, nearly losing his pacifier into the bath.

“Serves you right Adam!”

Adam sat down in the bath and was soon playing as though nothing had happened, Elian was still upset when she came out of the bath and sat down at the table with me.

“I hope that I didn’t hurt him, he’s just so so, well you know, do you think that I hurt him, I hope not!”

“Elian listen to him in there, he’s completely recovered from your little love pat. He needed that just because, well you know, sometimes he needs to know who’s the boss.”

“Adam, are you ok?”

“Yessssssss”

“Come with me Beth and we will get his night time diapers ready while he is soaking.”

“Is there much difference between night time and daytime diapers for him Elian?”

“Yes, there is quite a bit, there not the same at all. His daytime diapers are thicker in the front and the seat and his night time diapers will be thicker all over and especially at the sides. They will also pin on more towards the front so the pins don’t bother him while he is sleeping. His new baby pants are bigger too, with the leg holes still forward facing but with a wider, roomier crotch. The elastics are different too, narrower with just enough tension for the legs and with just slightly more tension in the waist. You know that I use recycled clothing to make the diapers with and for this one I found a pair of Playtex ladies panties for the leg and waist elastics. Do you think he will notice that the elastics have “Playtex for her” written on them, they were just perfect for his new baby pants?”

“Where did you get the printed vinyl to make the baby pants out of, and no, he won’t notice the writing on the elastics, it’s written in light pink anyway and I think he may like them that way and by the feel of the baby pants, the vinyl is just the right softness.”

“Oh, I found a crib mattress cover with the pattern on it; the barn yard animals are sweet, aren’t they?”

“What did you use for his night time diaper Elian?

“For the outside cover I used a printed fleece baby sleeper with some nice little lambs on it. In the middle I used I used some old cotton sheets and some flannel from a blanket and then I used material from a pair of printed boys cotton PJ’s for the lining, it has printed baseball players on it. I sewed them together so that they would have a naturally shaped pocket in the front and fitted look when they are pinned on. You have to be careful when you sew them together that the stitching doesn’t irritate their skin. Put them out on the bed ready for him and I will go and tell him times up!

Adam, dear, playtimes over, lets get you out of there and dry you off. Did you enjoy your bath? Oh I forgot that you still have a pacifier in your mouth. Well I guess you can nod! Pull the plug and stand up so I can start drying you off. There, step out and lean on me while I do your feet and toes. Ticklish a little I see. Beth he’s all dry, we are coming now!”

Elian walked Adam Butt naked to the room where I had his night time diapers laid out on the bed waiting for him. He hoped up on the bed with out hesitation, getting as comfy as he could as quick as he could. I handed, in order to Elian each thing that was required. He knew when to lift up and she laid out the new diaper under him and then asked me for the diaper rash cream. He lifted his knees to his chest and made it easy for her to give him a good coating. She made sure that he was also liberally coated with Vaseline between his cheeks. A big puff of powder followed and his bum was done. Then Baby oil was worked in to all his crevices and over his pudgy tummy and the other thing making him shinier than a brand new penny. The combined smell of all the fixing was very calming. More powder and a rub in and it was time to pin up his diaper. The new diaper had an elastic panel in the back so that once pinned on it wouldn’t slip down. The leg gathers were made so as to pull the diaper material up against his soft fleshy thighs without irritating them. Elian was a diapering pro when it came to pinning on diapers tightly. Adam just melted into the bed as she powdered his legs in anticipation of slipping on his new nursery printed baby pants.

“Ok Adam put your feet through the leg holes so I can get these on you up over your knees.”

She asked him to stand up for her so that she could pull them up over his diaper and on. The diapers were very full in the crotch and seat and forced his legs apart when he stood and walked. His new baby pants looked about two sizes too big dropping down to nearly his knees and puffed out over the front of his tummy and bum. Elian said this was the right size for a cool, rest full and leak proof sleep.

“All done, Adam, just one more surprise for you, before sleepy bed time. Go and lie down on the couch and we will be right there.”

Adam ran to the living room couch and got into position while Elian went to the kitchen. The fridge door opened and there was Elian standing there with a baby bottle in her hand and a smile on her face accompanied with a wink. She opened the microwave door and put it in and set the time. I found out after that it was a blend of a Nestle product plus her own special ingredients that would insure regularity, nutrition, taste good and still look like milk. Elian returned to the living room and told Adam to lie on his tummy.

“Beth I didn’t show you this, here look at how I made the back of his diaper.”

She pulled the back of his baby pants in order to show me her improvements. His baby pants had heated a little and had become even softer to the touch.

“You see now I put the elastic gather about two inches down from the top and you see here how I put some extra padding in the middle just above his bum crack. That so if he lies on his back and wets it won’t run out the back of his pants and wet the sheets.”

“Adam, roll over and stay right where you are. Close your eyes now and I’ll get your last surprise for the day.”

“Beth could you get me the jar of Vaseline in the bedroom please. No peeking Adam!”

“I’ll get him propped up on me and you can hand it to me please. NO PEEKING

I will need the Vaseline first Beth. Adam, I need to remove your pacifier for this surprise Ok. Now some fresh Vaseline, I love the baby sent, can you check on his surprise for me Beth?

Ok, now we are ready Adam, NO PEEKING.

Elian took the baby bottle from me after I checked to see if it was warm enough but not to hot for him. The bottle had an old NUK nipple on it, the kind that was nipple shaped at the top and then widened out at the bottom close to the retaining cap. Elian cradled the bottle in her hand between her thumb and forefinger slowly toyed with the nipple, rubbing it back and forth across his coated shinny lips and then allowed his mouth to consume it bit by bit as she held it in the correct position.

“Suck on the nipple Adam and see if you like your baby formula!”

At the first taste of formula Adam opened his eyes widely. All he could see were the bottom of the protruding glass baby bottle and the bubbles of air rising in the formula against the inside of the glass and Elian staring lovingly back at him. He let his eyes close again as the warm formula that he was sucking out of the baby bottle made its way down to his tummy. I just sat there and watched as his checks picked up a sucking motion. The bottle slowly emptied into him and I could see the formula level go down as I watched him nurse it. She wiped the corners of his mouth as some of the white liquid escaped down his chin. Elian tried to remove the bottle once and give him some air but he wouldn’t let her, using his own hand to hold the bottle firmly in place. As soon as he was finished the bottle, Elian replaced it with the pink pacifier. The warm formula was putting him to sleep and he struggled to keep sucking on his pacifier. I helped carry him to his bed where Bear was already waiting for him and Elian washed out the bottle, changed the nipple to a medium flow one and filled it with slightly warmed water. I had him covered with a blanket when she arrived with the full bottle and put it in the bed with him.

“Night-y night Adam, sleep tight”

We both gave him a kiss, then we turned on the musical mobile that hung over the bed and then we turned out the light. I guess he rolled over on his back and nursed his bottle as he watched the mobile go round in the faint light of Mickey Mouse night light. When we checked on him before going to bed ourselves, halve the bottle was gone and he had kicked off his blanket. His printed baby pants gave of a shinny glow under the dim light in the room. I felt under the elastics of his baby pants and he was well on his wetting way of testing the diapers capacity. The now warm vinyl was soo soft to the touch as I gave him a final good night pat on the bum.

I had this part written, so enjoy

I will post the next part of Adamms Christmas soon