Mommy practice

Today we had another appointment with the midwife. Actually, the midwives. There are four in the clinic we use and we're making a point to have appointments with all of them so that when the time comes for delivery we'll be comfortable with whoever happens to be on-call that day.

When she read my chart, she had extra questions about the "timing" of Ziggy's debut into the womb. Apparently, according to my calculations we should be expecting Ziggy to arrive around April 12th-14th. But according to the ultrasound measurements from last month...Joe might share his April 4th birthday with our firstborn.

Mommy lesson #1 for the day: life is unpredictable.

I have a plan for how the week of April 12th-14th will go. (I can hear all the moms laughing as they are reading this right now. Be nice, I'm new at this!) And of course I have a plan for the week prior to that...it's Holy Week. And in my line of work (which it appears I'll be back into full-time by then) I'm usually quite busy that week.

It might be a good idea to think about a back-up plan.

I went home after the appointment with my head full of things to do this afternoon. None of which included spending an hour cleaning up diarrhea from my favorite rug.

Mommy lesson #2: poop is smelly and gross, and also clean-up-able.

Mick (our dog) figured out how to open the refrigerator while we were gone and had quite the buffet for breakfast. Near as I can tell, he ate at least 18-20 oz. of chocolate chips, one loaf of french bread, a bagel, and a dash of cilantro. Apparently he's not a fan of greens and veggies. (The salad and carrots were still intact in their plastic bags and moved to the side for better access to tastier treats!)

When I arrived home, I opened the door to the house and smelled that something very very bad had taken place.

Now that clean up has happened, and my rug has been saved, I'll spend the next 24-36 hours trying not to finish the job the chocolate should have done to him. He'll whine and pace and pant and need to go out 4 times an hour. Only 1/3 of his visits outside will be "productive" but they cannot be ignored, for we have not yet passed the explosive side-effects of his morning indulgences.

Mommy lesson #3: It is NOT ok to kill the one shooting poop...they probably feel bad enough as it is.

I hope your day was more fun than mine. :>