Help! I have to Go!
This entry will likely invoke a lot of laughs from those mom's out there who have likely experienced this same dilemma. Then, again, most moms probably faced this when their baby was a newborn!
Blame it on luck, or staying at home to much, but I have never been alone with Gracie in public and had to go to the bathroom. Now, I remind you that I can't stand public restrooms and when Gracie was a baby (and still today), if we are out I will change her in her stroller or in the car. Public restrooms have way too many germs! So, if you know me at all you know that I will wait to tinkle until I get home.
But today, here I was in the mall, 30 minutes from home, and I really have to go. I had put Gracie in her big stroller and I had no choice but to make a potty stop. I wheeled her in to the women's restroom with the plan that I would lock her in the handicapped stall with me while still safely in her stroller. Good plan huh? Unfortunately another mom had already taken the chosen stall, and it was clear that she was going to be a while as she coaxed her daughter to go. Now what!
I couldn't wait. I reached in the diaper bag and grabbed out a toy to keep Gracie's hands occupied and away from any germ-ridden surfaces. Gracie was already crying because we were in this tiny hot room...so I had to be quick. I pushed her stroller up against the stall as close as possible and closed the door. I held her feet from under the stall door and went as quickly as I could, watching her every painstaking second through the crack in the door. Gracie screamed as I was cut off from her view.
I don't think I have ever made a "pit stop" that fast! I practically ran to the sink pulling Gracie with me to wash up while Gracie sat sobbing, and the other mom in the restroom chuckled at the panicked look on my face. I don't ever want to have to do that again! Yes, I realize that the world didn't end, but either I drink less water, or Garren quits his job and goes everywhere with us! :)
Blame it on luck, or staying at home to much, but I have never been alone with Gracie in public and had to go to the bathroom. Now, I remind you that I can't stand public restrooms and when Gracie was a baby (and still today), if we are out I will change her in her stroller or in the car. Public restrooms have way too many germs! So, if you know me at all you know that I will wait to tinkle until I get home.
But today, here I was in the mall, 30 minutes from home, and I really have to go. I had put Gracie in her big stroller and I had no choice but to make a potty stop. I wheeled her in to the women's restroom with the plan that I would lock her in the handicapped stall with me while still safely in her stroller. Good plan huh? Unfortunately another mom had already taken the chosen stall, and it was clear that she was going to be a while as she coaxed her daughter to go. Now what!
I couldn't wait. I reached in the diaper bag and grabbed out a toy to keep Gracie's hands occupied and away from any germ-ridden surfaces. Gracie was already crying because we were in this tiny hot room...so I had to be quick. I pushed her stroller up against the stall as close as possible and closed the door. I held her feet from under the stall door and went as quickly as I could, watching her every painstaking second through the crack in the door. Gracie screamed as I was cut off from her view.
I don't think I have ever made a "pit stop" that fast! I practically ran to the sink pulling Gracie with me to wash up while Gracie sat sobbing, and the other mom in the restroom chuckled at the panicked look on my face. I don't ever want to have to do that again! Yes, I realize that the world didn't end, but either I drink less water, or Garren quits his job and goes everywhere with us! :)
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