Rookie Mistake

Just when I think I really have the hang of this whole motherhood thing, I am taken down a notch.  Today I was supposed to take Jax for the second round of his flu shot.  I knew it was either at 12 or 12:30, so when Jax went down for his first nap at 9:30 I went to look at my calendar and see what time it was.  Turns out it was at 10:45. I knew Jax wouldn't be up from his nap in time for us to make it.  Great.


I called to reschedule and then decided to take a little trip to Costco and the mall to pick up some things we needed.  It was rainy outside so we bundled up and headed out.  We reached Costco and as I was getting Jax out of the car seat I noticed that his pants were all wet.  Great.

I look in the diaper bag and realize that I didn't pack an extra outfit.  What a rookie mistake!  Isn't it one of the first rules you learn in parenthood ... always have an extra outfit?  I quickly look through my car, which has more stuff in it that I care to admit, for some pants, a sleeper, anything.  No clothes in sight.  Great.


Since we were already at Costco and it would a long drive back to the house with a kid in wet pants, I decided  to just take him in and grab an outfit there to buy and change him into.  We go in, grab the things we need and a cute little outfit for the little man and I check out.  After getting through the checkout line I head to the bathroom when I realize my diaper bag is in the car.  Great.

I take my urine soaked kid out to the car (in the heavier rain) to get the diaper bag.  I thought again about just heading home from here but I already had a new outfit and it is a long drive home.  Plus by now his pants are REALLY wet.  So we run through the rain again and head to the bathroom.  By this point I am really wet, and my kid is soaked (and I only wish his was rain water).  Jax refuses to lay down on the changing table so there I am holding my kid who is standing on the changing table while I strip him down.  I must have looked pitiful because when a woman walked into the bathroom she said "can I help at all?"  I told her I appreciated the offer (which was true) but that I had it under control.  I don't think she was convinced.  

After we were all cleaned up we decided to forgo the mall.  I thought we had all had enough excitement for one day.  So we didn't accomplish much today, but we did get an outfit that looks adorable.