Diaper Trouble

One of Carinn's many "talents" is getting all her clothes and her diaper off, usually only when she's in bed (when we can't see her). Well, sometimes this results in a wet bed, and sometimes it results in a really messy bed. Not my idea of fun!! We started putting her in a onesie for her naps, and under her pajamas at night. That worked for about a week. Then we got even smaller onesies that are really tight and hard to get out of. She figured how to get those off without even unsnapping the bottom! Well, I asked a friend if she had any helpful advice, and she knew the answer right away! (She has five sons and lots of nieces and nephews.) The answer is (drumroll, please): zipper jammies put on backwards. I'm so grateful for parents with experience!! Anyway, this has worked so far. I hope it works for good. Meanwhile, Carinn doesn't mind at all. She just likes her new pajamas.

County Fair

We went to the fair last week. We were all set to spend the afternoon there. We tried putting Carinn down for an early nap. She fell asleep after just a little while, but the problem was that before she went to sleep she took off her clothes and her diaper. When I went to check on her I decided to turn her over and put her diaper on so we wouldn't have to change her bedding later. Well, that woke her up, and she didn't fall back to sleep.

We picked Emily up from preschool and drove straight to the fair. First we looked at the animals. The kids got to see some cows walking right next to them in the stroller. They saw the sheep and some pigs. They loved seeing all the animals. Then we went to the carnival area. The kids got to pick some rides to go on. They each got to go on a pony ride. Emily rode all by herself, only a little tentatively. She even leaned over near the end to pet the pony. Carinn insisted on holding my hand the whole time, and was content with that. (I guess I can count that as exercise right?) They also went on the kid train and a little canoe ride in real water. Everything was going well until then. Emily was happy and Carinn was happy but tired. Well, Carinn loved, loved, LOVED the canoe ride, but I guess it was just too short for her. She started screaming as soon as we took her off the ride, and she just kept screaming. We got into the stroller, left the fair, changed her diaper, got into the van, and drove halfway home before she finally fell asleep. It was fun while it lasted!