C had two special gifts to share with her daddy this past weekend. We tried to coordinate the day in such a way that he and I would both get naps, but we ended up fielding several interruptions during that part of the day. He handled the big girls, while I kept Z happy.
On Saturday, he was roused from his almost-nap by C yelling that she had stinky pants. This is an almost daily occurrence. Something about being alone in her room during quiet time gets things moving. He trudged in to change her diaper and discovered that for the first time in our parenting years, she had gone exploring in her diaper. I don't think she liked what she found, because she had tried to clean it off on her shirt, belly, pants, and door. It really could have been a lot worse, but J thought it was bad enough.
Then on Sunday, we tried again to finagle naps. We even made the girls lay down to take naps. C wasn't having it, though, so he gave in and let her do quiet time. When he went to her room at the end of quiet time, he was shocked to see that she had been playing "splashpad" and had very thoroughly applied "sunscreen" to herself and her duplo blocks. She had nearly emptied a tube of A+D diaper cream onto her face, arms, legs and every crevice of most of her duplo blocks. Keep in mind that diaper cream is formulated to resist moisture. I only washed one block, and that is tough stuff. After googling "how to clean diaper cream out of carpet," and seeing the poor results most folks have, I decided not to waste my time.
Happy Father's Day, J! Thanks for saving C from the wrath of Mommy. If she pulls a stunt like those during the week, I can't promise I'll handle it with the grace you did.
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