Tonight was quite an interesting night. I had planned a surprise early birthday dinner for Shawn with his favorite, crabs (they were on sale at Publix). The girls ended up going down late for their naps today, so that cut into the time I had planned for them to help make Daddy's sign. I went to the kitchen to start things cooking around 4:45 because Shawn usually arrives home around 5:30 or later. I got a phone call from a friend who really needed some encouragment and I felt I needed to talk and listen for a little bit. I was trying to work in the kitchen while on the phone and was going a little slower than I normally would as my brain was tied up. Shawn beeped in on the call and said he was on his way home at 5:05 - yikes! He was only 7 minutes away. I went and woke up Abigail to have her add some stickers to the birthday sign I made for Shawn. I was halfway through the vegetables when Shawn came home. We welcomed Shawn home and showed him to the table to show off his sign, gift and of course, the clusters of crabs. This is long, but I have to build the drama! Shawn asked if he could help and I told him the best way was to go get Hannah up from her nap. He walked into her room and very loudly exclaimed, "Oh my goodness! Kendra, you have to come see this!" I was up to my elbows shelling shrimp, so I washed my hands, dried off and starting heading to her room. Shawn is laughing very hard at this point, Abigail is going wild and my mind is reeling to what in the world Hannah Banana has pulled this time. What I saw next did not cross my mind. I walked in and saw poopy on the floor and Hannah standing just smiling in her bed. I then saw poopy in the bed. It took me a minute to examine everything else and that's when I really looked at Hannah closely. Oh yes, she had poopy on her nose, face, hands and the rest of the crib. Wow! I ran to get my camera - can't miss this moment! Hannah was upset because I left and nobody was getting her out. We were all in awe of the situation. Shawn gave Hannah a bath while I took off the sheets, cleaned the crib and the carpet and Abigail just kept screaming when she found a place where there was more poopy. My neat freak, Abigail, was totally grossed out and did not want to take a bath after sister because there might be remnants of poopy left. I cleaned the bathtub of course and got a new wash cloth, but I had to reassure Abigail that I did these things before she would step foot in the tub. What a night! Here's how it started: When I laid her down for her nap today, I had taken her pants off because it had warmed up, so she was just in her shirt and a diaper.
Things Mommy has learned:
1. Hannah is very different from her sister - she doesn't mind messes at all
2. Never leave Hannah alone in her bed with just a diaper on the bottom half!
3. Watch out when it is quiet in Hannah's room
4. Laugh, laugh, laugh and thank God for these humorous moments of parenthood!
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