The diaper bag!
That all important bag that carries the essentials for your baby while out and about around town.
Lesson #1
If you think the bag is in the back seat, you should always double check before setting out on 3 hour adventure out of town.
This actually happened last week with Do-Daddy. I knew the bag was in the back, in the floor board, under Dottie's seat. Why would it be anywhere else? When Do-Daddy went to change Dottie, we realized there was no bag. Lucky for us, he found a diaper tucked away in the back pocket of the front seat. Not so lucky for Dottie...it was a size 1...she wears a size 3. Needless to say, the shopping trip was cut short. We crossed our fingers and prayed during the 30 minute drive home that Dottie wouldn't suddenly realize her diaper was fitting more like a string bikini! We made it home peacefully and sweet Dottie didn't even notice our mishap!
Lesson #2
I guess this lesson needs to be change out the "Emergency Kit" So that if you ever have to re-live Lesson #1 you will have the correct size diapers.
Lesson #3
It is very important to have the diaper bag, but it is equally important to pack it with every thing you might need.....for the baby.
We set out for the park yesterday morning. My wishful thinking told me that 2 hours at the park would equal a 2 hour nap for Mary Margo. HAHAHHA! That was funny, huh! That didn't work out.
Back to packing....I packed everything we would need...
diapers - check
wipes - check
bottle - check
snacks - check
water - check
capri suns - check check
So we get there .....we play.....we swing...we do it again.
I enjoy my apple I packed, water I packed. Mary Margo sucked down her two capri suns I packed, she snacked on some baby puffs I packed. Notice something here. The baby bag is packed. Me and Mary Margo are good!
Dottie gets fussy......I break out the bottle. Start mixing it up and realize I don't have all the parts to the bottle. We use AVENT bottle. They have 4 parts. I only had 3. I was missing the "washer" (aunt Mandy's term) the round ring that keeps it from leaking. AND LEAKING IT DID! It was an 8oz bottle. Dottie may have gotten 4-5 oz and the rest was soaked into the burp cloth. GREAT! I guess it could have been worse. I could have been missing the nipple or something. But of course, Sweet little "go with the flow" Dottie was happy with her 4 oz and some puffs.
Oh, and a pappi would have been nice to have too. Forgot it!
Hand sanitizer - Didn't forget it. I just need to add it to the essentials list.
