We recently traveled out to Grants Pass Oregon for a job interview. It was scheduled to be 8 hours of travel and ended up being closer to 20 (not an exaggeration). Well, when you travel with kids, you pack for the unexpected... extra clothes for blow outs/vomit, extra formula for hunger issues, extra wipes, extra toys etc.
I packed Eli's emergency pack which had 6 diapers, usually enough for a full days travels. He had a lot to drink that day and the day had gone longer than we anticipated, doing the math I calculated that we had one hour till we would be with our suitcase and reinforcements. I changed him into his last diaper. Within 6 minuted he pooped in it.
At this point you have three choices:
1. let him sit in it for an hour
2. take it off and let him run around without a diaper
3... clean the poop out and reuse the diaper and hope it is more solid than liquid... also hoping no one checks the trashcan or upsets the diaperwipe-full-of-fresh-poo.
As an MD and not afraid of a little (or lot as it turned out) poo, I chose option 3. And as I finished triumphantly preserving our last diaper, Bridget then informed me that we had one more diaper in her bag.
Clearly the superior gender.
YOU are really funny! And that day was SO LONG!! I was so proud of you. But prouder for me for packing enough diapers! :-) Love you!!
ReplyDeleteI am surprised you took that job after all the hassle it took to get there. NIGHTMARE!
ReplyDeleteI would have put him in one of his sisters diapers. Option 4
Oh Whitney, I can't wait!! I'm excited to read your blog and glad you have started one. Congratulations and I'll definintely be lurking...
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Welcome, welcome xymd!
ReplyDeleteWhat a tale! Just one more harrowing detail from an unbelievably long nightmarish travel day.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Jackie. I would've put him in Dora's diapers and laughed my head off at the butt showing on both sides.
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