I actually posted this on Facebook as my first big mom-fail, but some people commented and said that it wasn't actually a fail :) I was reminded by my friend, Michelle, that I needed to blog about it to keep a record of it.
Yesterday, I was running errands with Brendan and our last stop was at the Ford dealership to get my oil changed. They take FOREVER to change your oil - I'm always there at least an hour. Well, during this time, Toots got a dirty diaper and he started freaking out to have it changed (he has bad diaper rash from the antibiotics causing diarrhea so he's especially sensitive right now). I grab the diaper bag and bring him in the bathroom to change him, where I realize I have NO diapers in the diaper bag! He's not going to start crying....what to do? I had a burp cloth in the diaper bag, so I cleaned him up with wipes, wrapped the burp cloth around him like a diaper and put his pants back on to hold it in place since I didn't have any pins or anything. Homemade diaper!
It managed to make it until we got home and he even pooped a little in it and it didn't go onto his pants! Oh, and I promptly stuck six diapers in the bag when we got home.
I'll post some of our professional pictures we got later on or tomorrow!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Just Call Me Mrs. Fix It
Posted by Lauren Thorne at 8:35 AM
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I love this! How resourceful of you.
You ROCK lady! I usually forget the entire diaper bag & am left McGyver'ing something together. When C is on a food-strike due to tetthing or not feeling well, he gets vicious diarrehea. Last time we were at Target, I was out of snacks, juice, toys, almost out of diapers & had one Ziploc baggie left. I don't like to leave dirty diapers in the garbage for everyone to smell. That & I don't like to leave dirty diapers at friends of ours that don't have kids. So, I use a freezer Ziploc to wrangle the diaper & throw it away when I get home.
That's not a mom-fail, that's an awesome fix! You'll laugh about this one forever :)
What an awesome idea.
Don't worry, you'll forget all sorts of stuff, even when he's 2 1/2. I STILL will forget to make a sippy or stock the bag on wipes. Your car will soon gather an "emergency" stock pile of wipes/diapers/pacis and maybe even extra clothes if you have barf issues like us down the road... oh the JOYS.
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