Library 911

Yesterday afternoon we headed off to the library after Miriam got up from a nap. I decided to bring the Baby Bjorn sling to put Miriam in thinking it would be so much easier being hands-free when trying to look at books & videos with Eleanor. Right when I was taking her out of her car seat I smelled something. Yes, she had decided to poop her pants. It didn't appear to be that bad, however, and so I continued with my plan to use the sling. I just brought a package of wipes and a diaper and thought I could change her quickly in the bathroom at the library. So, we proceeded. We got all the way to the library (for those of you that know this is a little bit of a walk through the skyway and down a floor to the children's section). I got Miriam on the gross changing table provided in the bathroom and opened the diaper. She had had a butt explosion!! Poop all over her onesie and sleeper and it was a real stinker too. She's started eating rice cereal, so it's not just breast milk poop anymore. It was everywhere. Well, here I thought I was all clever just putting her in the sling. I didn't have her actual diaper bag and so therefore I didn't have a change of clothes. But, she had to be stripped...there was no way I could put her clothes back on. I cleaned her up and stripped her down. I had to put her back in the sling to walk through the library and back up to the parking ramp for a change of clothes. Luckily, I did have the diaper bag in the van. So, here I am with a naked baby (on a fairly chilly day) in a sling trying to get my 3-year-old back out to the van as quickly as possible. Moving a 3-year-old quickly is no easy task. I tried not to look anyone in the eye as we left, but I'm sure people were thinking I was crazy. Or, maybe as fellow parents they understood why I was practically running out of there! To make a long story longer we got Miriam into some new clothes and got back to the library for our intended purpose! I was exhausted after that ordeal - maybe I'll learn that sometimes having the big stroller with the diaper bag is the easiest thing to do? We'll see...