Joys of Motherhood

Just wanted to share that I earned a new mommy badge today for my sash - the mega-watt Diaper Blowout badge. For some reason I thought it would be okay to go to the mall for 3 hrs without doing a diaper change (don't do that!). Abbey spilt a whole water bottle on herself because she wants to drink out of one like I do rather than use a sippy cup ( again, ddt!). Some one came up to me in a restaurant at the mall and let me know that they had seen us earlier and that Abbey's sippy cup was on a display in the toy store. After throwing what we were buying on top of another display and wheeling her outside to dump all the water out of the stroller tray we resumed getting our purchases. As I headed out I thought I smelled poop but just sort of ignored it and didn't investigate (DDT!! I never will again - anytime I think there might be poop I will go all the way in checking). She was all wet when I loaded her into the car but I figured it was just from the water bottle, wrong. When I finally got her home and to the changing table I unsnapped the onesie and poop went flying, some hit me in the head. I never thought I would be praying for the Lord to help me find all the poop, but I was. Little pieces were scattering every where. The onesie, of course, had to be pulled off over her head...let's not get into it. So now, all our clothes are in the washer and I have completely dismantled the stroller (pieces had to be unscrewed to get the straps off) and the car seat (which I am not looking forward to reassembling). Now I thought I would have to wash those items someday, but not two months into it. And BTW I am still finding little blue sugar sprinkles everywhere...not just the kitchen, they have migrated all over the house. Also, while digging through the entire kitchen trash can piece by piece looking for screws to our new Fisher Price Farm which I thought might have been thrown out, I discovered a surprise at the bottom. My spatula and wooden spoon. I don't know how she does these things because I am with her every second. She must be lightening fast. I also found two little construction worker plastic men in her diaper champ which I now check carefully before cleaning out.
But, I can still say that I love every second and that she is the most wonderful thing that's ever happened to me.