And with those words I prepared my husband for terrible news.
We are out of diapers. Completely, one-hundred percent, totally. Out. Of. Diapers.
In just about any other place in the U.S., this would not be too much a problem. Someone just hops in the car and drives to an open grocery, 7-11, whatever. But that is not a possibility in the city of New Orleans, where Winn Dixie is only open from 9-5 and enjoys the status of “only game in town.” Neighbors with toddlers? We tried; they’re out for the night. And so here we are.
Luckily, we had some swimming diapers from the trip to Duck. This really was a lucky turn of events, since we normally keep all swimmers at my Mom’s house. So, Will is fast asleep for the night in his firetruck PJs and a Lil’ Swimmer. A good save, but they are made to contain, not to absorb. Good heavens, please let us have a dry night.
We double-lucked out when I remembered my emergency diaper stashed in the car. This is extra-good news since we now don’t have to endure the embarrassment of having to take Will to school in a swimmer and beg them for a diaper. (He’ll be in school before the store opens.) Phew.
Allen | 31-Oct-05 at 8:03 am | Permalink
The first trip we made to the pediatrician (when the boys had been home just overnight), we forgot the diaper bag. We and the nurses put something together with paper towels and tape. Highly amusing. And embarrassing.
Hope it was a dry (enough) night.
Pax,
-allen
Deb | 02-Nov-05 at 1:19 pm | Permalink
Holly,
You might want to buy a dozen cloth diapers to have around. They are not only reusable as diapers, they are the world’s best clean-up cloths when they are no longer needed as nappies.
I used cloth diapers exclusively with both of my boys. But, I have always been a hippie and eco-freak, too. (p.s. I washed out Noah’s nappies by hand, something that I certainly won’t recommend you do.)
Holly | 02-Nov-05 at 3:00 pm | Permalink
We did cloth diapers for Will’s first 6 months and they were great. We had a service, which included the covers. We still have some cloth diapers… but Will’s little bum is much, much too large. And without a cover… it would not be a good thing. We liked the cloth diapers a lot and I would do it again in an instant if we have a service.