- ...cut my finger on a razor (I was searching for something else in a spot I couldn't see clearly, and I grabbed it with my finger.) *This is not a real mom moment, but it's relevant to the second bullet point, and my finger is still throbbing, so I counted it a bullet-worthy-event on it's own.
- ...fed Emily a bottle instead of nursing for timing reasons (I let her sleep in and then cut my finger, thus skewing my exit strategy a bit.)
- ...witnessed my body go into overflowing mama mode (not nursing overnight OR in the morning apparently has consequences. Duly noted.)
- ...may have fed her a tiny bit extra in an attempt to stem the surplus.
- ...received my surplus "gift" back from my generous daughter. Repeatedly. (I went through two burp cloths and a receiving blanket. Oh, and my previously wet shirt became even soggier during this hour-long process of re-gifting.)
- ...had an awkward social encounter as I attempted to use humor to deal with the situation. Don't ask.
- ...went through two diapers at once during a diaper change.
- ...had the privilege of testing out our "Wee Guard Car-Seat Saver" (a handy contraption for protecting the car seat from exciting diaper issues) on a massive diaper blowout. It worked! Car seat saved! Em's outfit...not so much. It didn't come home from lunch with us. Neither did 18 wipes.
- ...was outsmarted by a feisty gas pump...almost! (We got along once I finally remembered to enter my zip code. Today's events plus gas fumes apparently overwhelmed my brain cells --- or my "read-the-tiny-beeping-screen-and-follow-directions" cells).
- ...gave Em and myself mid-day baths (and trimmed her nails for the second time in 3 days).
- ...plunged a toilet.
I know there will sometimes be melt-down-y days, and frankly, today would have been understandable, but I'm filled with damp, dirty, messy gratitude that today didn't ruin life.
