way to impress, sam!

Long time no blog. I have much to regale you with though. Evan and I spent most the week researching and visiting daycare centers in our area, which was most discouraging and depressing. Not only is the going rate outrageous--$1600-$1900+/month--but it's difficult for me to imagine dropping Sam off at one of these places. Not because all of them were gross...oh yes, 1 of them in particular really was...but because it's hard for me to think about missing out on all his milestones. Anyway, I don't think Sam's too happy about it either. Yesterday, he did his best to tell us what he thought of one of the centers.

While we were interviewing with the director, she commented that his face sure had gotten red, so I unbuckled him from his snug infant seat to hold him. As I tried to reposition him on my lap, Evan happened to look over and when he said in a very serious voice, "oh my god," I knew it wasn't good. Sammy had pooed so much that it had leaked out of his diaper and left a big wet brown stain all over the back of his nice white sleeper. No worries, because mommy is prepared, right? NO! I'd even asked Ev if he thought we'd need the diaper bag and we decided we didn't since we were so close to home. Fortunately, they were very nice at the center and hooked us up with a diaper and wipes, so I proceeded to change him. As I was putting his pooey outfit back on, I must've had a very grossed out look on my face, b/c they pulled out a bag of donated baby clothes to save the day. And save the day, they did. Sammy got to change into a beautiful lavender sleeper adorned with roses, candles, fairy wands, stars, and hearts! Oh, and it was a size 18 months. The poor little guy. Mama won't be making that mistake again!


We quickly swooped Sam right into the bathtub when we got home. And here he is, lookin' much better. I'll post info soon on Sam's 1-month checkup, so stay tuned! For now, it's shut-eye time as the baby's zonked out. Not to jinx it!