Poop and such

Rule #1
Never leave home without your diaper bag!
(Or, at least check to make sure there are diapers in the diaper bag!)

KM and I spent yesterday morning running errands. Our time was drawing to an end since we were to meet Elisan at school in next 20 minutes. As I was finishing up and paying the cashier, KM told me she had pooped. Okay, no sweat... So, I finished up checking out, then I brought her out to the car to change her diaper.

Okay, I'm sure you get the gist of the story by now, but I won't spare you the details...

I reach for my diaper bag to get the wipes out and (gasp!) there aren't any more diapers! At this point I'm wracking my brain as to whether or not I should just leave her in the diaper until I reach Elisan's school .... Should I go home and do the diaper thing there, then race to back to Elisan's school... or haul ourselves into the nearby Wal-Mart and buy a pack of diapers.

I seriously thought about this decision for at least a minute because I despise Wal-Mart - but, that's an entirely different blog entry.... I finally decided to bring my bare-bottomed toddler into Wal-Mart to buy some diapers.

I'm practically running her through the store because I especially didn't want her to pee on the floor. All the while, she's repeating me by saying, "No pee-pee! No pee-pee!"

We finally make it to the diaper section. I rip open a package, tell her to raise her dress and I expertly diaper my child while she is standing in the aisle of Wal-Mart!

All was right in the world once more.

You know, when I named my blog "Haphazard Happenstances" I really didn't know how true that would be!

Mae Mae and Sissy

Elisan is a hard name to pronounce for a little kid. So, we adopted "Sissy" when referencing Elisan to KM. Sissy is easy to say, and cute to hear.

Elisan not wanting to leave KM out of the nickname game, as taken a shine to calling KM "Mae Mae".

I had no idea Mae Mae was even sticking around, until KM saw a picture of herself and said, "Mae Mae".

In the course of their short little lives, Elisan has been referred to as:
Elisan (of course)
Elle
Elle Rae
Ellie Rae
E-Rae
E2 (thanks to Angie W.)
and now... Sissy

Kyla has been referred to as:
Kyla
Kyla Mae
KM (that's my favorite)
Ky-Ky (sounding much like "cahcah" so I don't say this one often...)
K-Mae
and now...Mae Mae

It will be interesting to find out how long these nicknames stick around, and whether or not they will refer to themselves as Sissy and Mae Mae. I'll keep you posted.

Until then, Mae Mae and Sissy, it is!

Bye Bye Boobies

A few posts back, I expressed a mild concern about KM's speech development. But, I have to hand it to her, because she is trying every day to keep up with the conversations of the day, and even throws out her own commentary from time to time.

Most often it's gibberish, but with lot's of intonation and excitement. She even lilts her voice at the end of a question, albeit, I have no idea what she is asking (or saying for that matter!) But, I always answer because, to her, she is saying something that is worth a response.

But, what's up with that title of this week's blog installment? Yeah, I knew that would catch your attention!

From time to time she comes out with stuff that is just so darn cute. We eat at Luby's most Wednesday evenings before church, because kid's eat free on Wednesdays! (On a side note: I totally recommend it! It's fast, cheap, and you can never beat kids eating for free, plus the food isn't all that bad!)

KM loves Luby's and gives a cheer when we pull into the parking lot. She also gives a happy goodbye when we leave because she loves that place so much.

As we were walking out the other evening, KM turns around and says a hearty, "Bye-Bye Boobies! Bye-Bye Boobies!"