20th January 2009

Very Exciting News — Melina Grabbed Her Foot During a Diaper Change 1 reply

I have some incredible news to share - Melina has offered me some great moments during diaper changes.  THE MOST EXCITING - ???? Tonight, at the 11:30 p.m. feeding, she grabbed her foot - her left foot.  I was so excited - I was wondering when she’d get coordinated to grab it. 

Funny moment during diaper change earlier today - she farted (toot toot - should be more polite in my writings) and her blue eyes got real big, and she put the back of her hand in front of her mouth - like Oh my Gosh - I am so sorry to have tooted.  Hee hee.

If she is that polite of a child, she’s going to need therapy when she finds out that her mother wrote blog entries about her farting, as well as to what she did during diaper changes.

Okay, so last funny story - about a diaper change.  Yesterday, we went off to Whole Foods.  April asked me if I needed help going into the restroom for a diaper change.  I was going to do my first diaper change using one of those diaper change tables, and yes, even, breastfeed afterwards (discreetly of course) in the eating area.  Whole Food granola crunchies - perfect place to start my public feeding excitement.  I was nervous but figured April could be my moral support.

Mommy & Melina at Whole Foods
Mommy & Melina at Whole Foods - Mommy Still
Looking Rather Chunky Monkey 8 Weeks Out
Melina looking perfect - Doesn’t Gerber Need an Updated Photo?

Anyway, I go in to the restroom with Melina and my cute little diaper changing thingie - no sooner did I get in there - Melina let a big rip in my hands - and I knew this was more than a “toot - toot”.  Melina had not gone for two days, and I told Mom that Melina had a way of making up for it later.  So, she sure did - right there at Whole Foods.  Needless to say that kind of diaper change was not the kind I wanted in public at the Whole Food GROCERY STORE of all things.  Lordy, Lordy. 

I’m not sure what was funnier - Melina and the moment of crisis - or the funny people that walked into the restroom - all quite interested in our diaper change.  An old lady walked up with her two grand daughters, or great-grand daughters - right up to the changing table - face right at Melina’s butt.  All I could say, as I tried to cover Melina’s explosion - was “Oh no, you have to back away because you can’t touch a baby when she’s so young - she doesn’t have immunity yet”.  They looked at me like I was an idiot.  Grandma was kind and defended me.  I told her that Melina had just had an explosion and not a good time to come calling on new baby.  Then the other women that came in - and looked down on me and my humorous moment of mommy hood with understanding and kindness - one lady told me how many diaper changes a day was healthy - three you know?  How funny.  Everyone’s got an opinion to share - you know my dear, it’s okay that she has three bowel movements a day.

I called April in and we went through a slight panic stage.  She wheeled in the stroller - that I so cavalierly figured I didn’t need - I sent her off to get clothes - which we ended refusing to purchase because they were so overpriced - why pay $35 for a little outfit she will outgrow.  I’m on the $5 clearance waiting list….  :-)  So, we chose to swaddle her in the blanket I had planned to drape my feeding with her, and put her in the fleece sweater I had by chance. 

lesson learned - TAKE CHANGE OF CLOTHES, AT LEAST ONE CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR EXCURSIONS - even if it’s just going to the grocery story

So, after April and I got her changed and everything cleaned up - gosh that stuff goes everywhere - oh my goodness - it was if we could have really benefitted from a very large, stiff Vodka Tonic - or forget the tonic and keep the Vodka flowing.  We walked out of the bathroom nearly an hour later -looking a little worn out - albeit that we had giggled our way through it, out of exasperation to some degree on how it is that I didn’t have a change of clothes for her, and there was no way I was putting Melina back in “those clothes!”  Melina was fine though - she was so content the entire time -staring up at all the people staring down at her - just clicking away -  I think she was rather relieved quite frankly.  Poor thing -  prior to this moment she did look rather consternated in the dairy section - now we know why.

Okay, now I’ve really given her cause for therapy.

Gotta try to nap for a little bit before her next feeding.

Toot- aloo! 

One Response to “Very Exciting News — Melina Grabbed Her Foot During a Diaper Change”

  1. Pam says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Life’s little moments - enjoy them all! They go way way too fast as my youngest just got her driver’s permit on Friday!

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