A long nap is not always a good thing

This past Sunday was great! Both babies were having a much longer than usual nap time. I was getting so much accomplished and it was so quiet. After awhile, I started to get worried. It was similar to the feeling you get when your child is too quiet during playtime and you instinctively know they are getting into trouble. I tried to brush it off because I can hear them downstairs when they are awake and I'd been upstairs to double check a few times so it was wise to push on with the chores so I could relax at the end of the day. Finally, I hear Ryan awake. I go in there and hear a knock coming from my daughter's door. OF course, that is a little weird. Let me preface this by saying she is one where if she is up, everyone in the house is up because she is hollering or singing loudly. And, she has recently transitioned into a toddler bed so she is busting out of that door at the first chance she gets when she wakes up. Hmmm. So I leave the baby in the bed and go to open the door. There she stands totally naked with her hands on her hips. It's amusing for a second until I smell it. An unmistakable odor of poo. A mild panic sets in and the scavenger hunt is under way. I'm whisking my daughter into the bathroom to clean her because of course she has tried to clean herself up unsuccessfully. Then I'm throwing the sheets off the bed, looking under toys, constantly asking Isabelle, "where's your diaper?" She just keeps saying "poo-poo" over and over again. Meanwhile, baby Ryan is screaming because I left him in his crib to attend to the poo. So, I stop and try to think like a toddler. The diaper basket. The cute little diaper basket that holds all the clean diapers and wipes. Of course. There is was. Smeared all over the basket, the carpet, the bedding, the door. The blessing of a long nap turned into a cleaning frenzy from top to bottom, including the carpet for the rest of the afternoon. The potty training seats were ordered that night. I also indulged in "The No-Cry Potty Training Solution:Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers." Fun Times.