Explosion!

Yesterday morning, Amy Grace and I were actually poised to be EARLY to daycare and work. "This is great!" I thought. Diaper bag and bottles? Check. Pumping bag? Check. Purse? Che...Uh oh. I glanced over and saw that there was a puddle (yes, puddle) of green poo all over Amy Grace's legs and her carseat. She had been fussing for awhile (which is normal by this time in the morning when she is tired of being restrained in her carseat and is ready to GO!), but I guess I'd fuss too if I were sitting in a big puddle of poop. I'd been watching her diapers to make sure that the new solids we have been trying weren't, shall we say, thwarting any of her normal biological processes, but I guess my concern was unfounded.

Calmly I began to plot a course of action, but this quickly turned in to a comedy of errors. I grabbed AG by the stomach (trying to hold her away from my body so as not to get any poop on my work clothes) and ran her up to the nursery, mentally weighing the pros and cons of heading to the crib versus heading to the bathtub. The crib won out, since we have a waterproof crib sheet topper that was due for a change anyway, and I'd rather do a load of laundry than spend more time Cloroxing the tub. I got Amy Grace changed on the floor so she wouldn't get dirty again rolling around in the crib (every diaper or clothing change is a wrestling match now), then realized that I had inadvertently gotten a drop of poo on our beautiful nursery rug when I ran her up there. "Ok," I thought. "Time to tackle the spot."

I Googled "how to get poop out of carpet" (thank God for the internet) and found a post from a mommy blogger that recommended using hydrogen peroxide. Worked like a charm - until I realized that at some point when changing AG I had sat on the spot and messed up my off-white pants (which I am freshly back into as a result of the Shepherd 2009 Get Fit Plan). Got myself changed and put the pants in my car to take to the drycleaners. (Note to self: perhaps try hydrogen peroxide on pants?)

I then set about cleaning out AG's carseat and settled on Lysol to disinfect since I didn't have time to wash the cover (note to self: do that this weekend!). Then I wondered if little AG's bare legs would be bothered by the Lysol since it says to avoid contact with skin, so I changed her AGAIN into some footie pajama pants. We finally made it out to the car and I started hooking up the pump to pump on my commute - and had somehow managed to take only one bottle to the car instead of two. I dinstinctly remember grabbing two so I have no idea how that happened. No worries, it gave me a chance to grab the ice pack that I had also forgotten :).

God blessed me with a positive attitude throughout the morning - I was able to laugh about it all and stay calm instead of stressing out (except maybe about the Lysol :)). It was seriously just one thing after another that kept going wrong (though still so minor in the grand scheme of things!) and was another day in the life of mommyhood :)

Serious Case of Mommy Brain...

Well, it is Day 2 of being back to work (more on that later), and I just gave everyone in the office a serious laugh. I heard a text arrive on my cell phone (thanks Holly!) and thought, "hmmm, I need to put it on vibrate." A quick search yielded no phone. So, I called my phone instead and got down on my hands and knees to search under my desk. No matter where I looked, it sounded like it was so close by! Not in my purse. Not in my pumping bag. Not in my pockets. What??

After about 4 calls to my phone, I went on the other side of the cubicle wall to see if it had somehow scooted under to the other side (completely unlikely). Our office manager saw me and asked what was wrong:

Me: I can't find my phone!
OM: What? How can you tell it's ringing?
Me: I keep calling it, and I can here it, but I can't find it.
OM: (Comes to my desk) Oh!! I thought you meant your OFFICE phone! I mean, there have been a lot of moves and I thought maybe it had gone missing.
Me: (Laughs) Hah! No, my cell phone. (Puts hand on belly by accident). Oh, wait...oh no, this is so embarrassing!
OM: What?
Me: I stuck it in my waistband this morning because it falls out of these pants pockets easily. Ok wow. Nevermind.

This was all made doubly embarrassing by the fact that I was able to stick it in my pants waistband so easily because I am STILL WEARING MATERNITY PANTS for my black dress pants. Hah. :)