I saw the warning, but somehow didn't fully appreciate the danger.
On the side of Ellie's amoxicilin, printed in neat black letters are the words: "May Cause Diarrhea."
The Incident happened at gate A-5 of Pittsburgh International Airport at 7:45 on Saturday morning, ten minutes before Ellie and I were due to board our flight to Chicago.
I heard it happen and rushed to the bathroom. I swear I had her in there and on the changing table within a minute and half...but it was too late. The explosion had poured past her diaper, soaked her onesie and adorable brown corduroy overalls and was running down her legs and up her back.
Thank god I had packed a back up outfit -- I don't always because she never has blowouts. I wiped her down as best I could in an airport bathroom, wrestled her into her clean outfit and then surveyed the soggy mess that was my favorite outfit of hers. What I did NOT have in the diaper bag was a plastic bag for nasty poopy baby clothes. I ended up wrapping them up in the travel changing pad cover. Ick.
Happily, there were no further explosions en route to Chicago. Since we arrived, she has puked on a couple outfits and had another poop disaster so I'm going to have to do laundry. She's in her last clean outfit. And here I thought I had over packed.
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Squishy Has Moved!
"The Squishy Blog" has moved!
Since "Squishy" turned out to be "Ellie Jean the Jelly Bean" it seemed that a new blog with a new name was finally in order.
You'll find us now at http://greenaroundtheedgesmomma.blogspot.com
Green Around the Edges: A New Momma's Reflections on Life, Parenthood, and Hugging the Occasional Tree.
Since "Squishy" turned out to be "Ellie Jean the Jelly Bean" it seemed that a new blog with a new name was finally in order.
You'll find us now at http://greenaroundtheedgesmomma.blogspot.com
Green Around the Edges: A New Momma's Reflections on Life, Parenthood, and Hugging the Occasional Tree.
Origins
"Squishy" was Eliah's in-utero name. Where'd it come from? Here's your hint.
I shall call him Squishy.
And he shall be mine.
And he shall be my Squishy.
I shall call him Squishy.
And he shall be mine.
And he shall be my Squishy.
About the Contributors
You'll notice that there are three contributors to the Squishy blog. Their thoughts about the new addition to the family are all valued, regardless of silliness.
Kate -- mom and chief blogger.
Josh -- dad and diaper-changing wizard.
Riley -- family furball. He doesn't quite know what's going on. But we love him.
Kate -- mom and chief blogger.
Josh -- dad and diaper-changing wizard.
Riley -- family furball. He doesn't quite know what's going on. But we love him.
The Snyder Family
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Jim and I weren't sure if we were going to be met by a naked granddaughter coming off the plane, so we brought one of Kate's baby blankets just in case. Thankfully, El was fully clothed.
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