Yep. You read the title right. POOP ON A PLANE. Let me explain.
If you've been keeping up with the blog, or our lives, you know that we were fortunate enough to spend Christmas in Florida this year. We flew out of South Bend at an insane time of 5:45 AM on Christmas Eve, had about an 1.5 hour lay over in Cincinnati, and then continued the journey on a different plane into Ft. Myers. The first plane ride went great. It was a simple plane, with only about 30 seats. Reilly did great! This was after all, his 3rd plane ride.
We had time in Cincinnati to stretch our legs and grab a quick bite to eat. Got on the next plane, again no worries...arrived in sunny Florida with smiles on our faces!
Let me set up the departure day for you a little bit here...we didn't have to fly out of Florida until 5:30 PM, so we had most of the day. That morning, Aunt Kim fed Rei-Guy 4, (THAT'S RIGHT, FOUR) cornbread muffins. WITH REAL CORN IN THEM! He LOVED, LOVED, LOVED them. I guess she didn't see anything wrong with him eating his weight in cornbread muffins, so she just kept giving him more.
We left for the airport about 2:30 and made it through security with no problems. We waited until the last minute to change Rei's diaper and onto the plane we went. We were lucky enough to be seated in a 3 person row, without a third person, so Rei was able to sit by himself and wiggle around! About 30 minutes into the 2.5 hour ride,the following conversation took place:
Dave: "Babe, I think he stinks."
Me: "I'm sure it was just gas."
Dave: "I'm not thinking it's gas, it's still lingering...people are going to start looking."
Me: "So what do you want me to do."
Dave: "I guess take him to the bathroom and change his diaper."
REMINDER: WE ARE ON A PLANE.
Me: "Seriously?"
Dave: (now holding Reilly) "He leaked through, and it smells REALLY bad."
Me: "Ok."
So Reilly and I head to the bathroom, only to quickly realize that the "drink service" is blocking our way, so we turn around and head to the front of the plane through first class (I asked if we could do that first, since I didn't know the proper plane etiquette!) We got into the postage stamp sized bathroom, which of course doesn't have a changing area and I stand Reilly up on the toilet and try to get him all balanced. I quickly assess the situation, and learn rapidly that there is POOP EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!! Not only is his diaper loaded, it is the worst blowout of his entire 14 month life. There was poop clear up his back, all the way to his neck.
AND THERE WAS CORN, LOTS OF CORN.
Through trying to hold my breath and not gag, I am undressing him and trying to clean him up. I only went into the bathroom with a diaper and the container of wipes. I went through an entire (filled before we left Florida) container of wipes because I essentially had to give my son a bath in the airplane bathroom. Nice. As I was trying to stay poop free and balance Reilly at the same as wiping him from head to toe, he was playing with the faucet. We were near completion when my arm started to get wet. I quickly turned to the right to turn off the faucet that he had managed to turn on. It wasn't on.
THAT'S RIGHT, NOW MY NAKED SON IS PEEING ON ME. IN AN AIRPLANE BATHROOM.
So. There's about 400 poopy wipes, a naked boy, pee streaming down the wall and myself and a laughing baby. My only response to the pee was to grab the clean diaper that I had brought with me and cover up as quick as I could. I had to turn the used wipes, inside out to clean up some of the new bodily function that Reilly has graced the bathroom with. We finally got all cleaned up, but had no diaper to put on, and I couldn't exactly put the poopy pajamas back on either.
THIS IS THE REASON MY SON STREAKED THROUGH FIRST CLASS. Yep, that's right. I loaded him up, naked as the day he was born, and carried him through first class. There was pointing, elbow jabbing and laughing. I got back to our seats, and with a horrified look on his face, Dave says, "Um, what's going on." My response?, "Get a diaper, put it on your son and just don't ask." So he did.
You should also know that we are the parents that did not put extra clothes in the diaper bag prior to leaving Florida, therefore, my son flew home to snow and freezing rain in his SWIMMING TRUNKS. We got off the plane in Cincinnati, with Reilly in shorts, socks pulled up to his knees, a winter jacket and a winter hat. And that's how he stayed until we got back home to Mishawaka.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Nice People Make Me Smile
So if you're from around the Michiana area, or you watch the news...you know that we were blasted with snow this weekend. A lot of snow. Record breaking amounts of snow.
Dave and I have successfully put off snow blowing this season until Saturday morning. And really, the only reason we decided Saturday was the day to start this task was...well...we couldn't really walk in it because the snow was up to our knees. Yes. There was that much snow. We could have lost Reilly out there. It was bad.
So, being the good wife that I am, I volunteered to take the first duty as snow blower girl. Upon looking and looking and looking for the gas tank to fill up the mentioned snow blower, we came up empty handed. So again, being the good wife that I am, I volunteered to brave the "We could lose Reilly out there" amounts of snow, and head to the store to get another.
MISTAKE #1!
This stage of our life has us being as thrifty as possible, so going to the gas station and paying an exorbitant amount for a gas tank was out of the question. Besides, it was 50% off day at Goodwill too, so by going out south to the Hardware Store, (which happens to be next to Goodwill) was going to hit two birds with one stone.
MISTAKE #2
Reilly and I bundled up and got a running start heading out of the garage...I think we hit about 20mph, I wanted to make sure we didn't get stuck early on! We made it out of the garage, driveway and neighborhood just fine. No problems. What was all the fuss about. My minivan can handle this. We headed up to the bypass, which was a bit covered, but still passable. To be safe, we only hit about 35mph, but we were crusin' along. We hit the exit ramp at a speedy 15 mph and were moving right along. I happened to notice there were quite a few cars at the intersection of Ironwood and Ireland, and thought to myself, "Wow, I didn't really think there would be this many people out and about on this snowy Saturday morning." Something should have registered. There should have been an alarm in my head that started buzzing. But there wasn't.
MISTAKE #3
I eased my way into the left turn lane and patiently waited my turn. I noticed that there were several cars stuck at the intersection in various lanes, one being in the lane I was going to turn into on Ireland. Again, the thought of, "Geesh! People who drive small cars should not be out and about on this snowy Saturday morning" rolled through my head. My turn light turned green and I slowly made the left turn. I had to stop just as I got on the other side of the intersection because the car in front of me wasn't making much progress in moving.
After sitting there, rather impatiently for about 7 minutes watching at least 8 other people trying to push their cars, I noticed that a young man, dressed all in his Army fatigues had come over to help push the car in front of me up the slight hill that seemed to be the problem. Adams (that was the name on his fatigues) the Army man was finally able to get the man pushed out and it was my turn to move. Except not.
My wheels were turnin, and we were sittin still. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Luckily, Mr. Adams Army had not left our lane and he was now helping me, ME, try to get unstuck and up the hill. ME-who drives a mini van. I was instantly sorry that I had thought bad thoughts about people in little cars who drive on snowy Saturdays. As the poor man was trying to get me to back up, pull forward, back up, pull forward (for no kidding-20 MINUTES!), I had a chance to chat with him. He said that he had been in this same intersection since around 6am pushing cars out and had just returned from a Tour of Duty on Sunday. It was 9:45 am...he had been out there in the freezing cold, snowing like crazy, "could lose Reilly out there" amounts of snow for nearly 4 hours just because.
Mr. Adams Army was finally able to get me free, (with the help of another person!) and into the Speedway parking lot. Side note-good thing, my gas light had come on in the midst of all this excitement! So, Reilly and I pumped gas, paid an exorbitant amount of money for a gas tank (there was NO WAY I was going to the hardware store!) and bought Mr. Adams Army a hot chocolate.
We carefully made our way out into the intersection-it's not like we had to watch for incoming cars, there were 19 stuck at this point-and delivered a hot cocoa to the hero of the day. He stood there looking at us like we had three heads, but after explaining that I felt the least we could do was buy him a cocoa for spending his day in the middle of an intersection, he reluctantly agreed to take it.
We bundled back up into the van and headed out the opposite direction from which we came in. There was no way I was going to try that hill again.
MISTAKE #4
And we're stuck. AGAIN. Near tears and out of patience, I had just about had it. However, with a little persistence (and a giggle from the backseat that made me smile), I was able to calm down and start the back up, pull forward, back up, pull forward part of the show. AGAIN. This time however, Ms. Mini van came through for me and wiggled herself right out of there. But I still had no place to go. Back to the driveway that I entered from. This time, however, I waited until the three cars in the lane had been pushed out, backed way up, gunned the gas and hit the hill at full speed. A slight fishtail, near collision with a delivery truck and we hit smooth pavement and set sail.
I had to go all the way down to Michigan Street to get back on the bypass. But anything was better than the last hour spent spinning our wheels.
What a day. I'm really glad that Mr. Adams Army didn't have plans on Saturday so he was there to help Reilly and I out. Nice people make me smile.
Dave and I have successfully put off snow blowing this season until Saturday morning. And really, the only reason we decided Saturday was the day to start this task was...well...we couldn't really walk in it because the snow was up to our knees. Yes. There was that much snow. We could have lost Reilly out there. It was bad.
So, being the good wife that I am, I volunteered to take the first duty as snow blower girl. Upon looking and looking and looking for the gas tank to fill up the mentioned snow blower, we came up empty handed. So again, being the good wife that I am, I volunteered to brave the "We could lose Reilly out there" amounts of snow, and head to the store to get another.
MISTAKE #1!
This stage of our life has us being as thrifty as possible, so going to the gas station and paying an exorbitant amount for a gas tank was out of the question. Besides, it was 50% off day at Goodwill too, so by going out south to the Hardware Store, (which happens to be next to Goodwill) was going to hit two birds with one stone.
MISTAKE #2
Reilly and I bundled up and got a running start heading out of the garage...I think we hit about 20mph, I wanted to make sure we didn't get stuck early on! We made it out of the garage, driveway and neighborhood just fine. No problems. What was all the fuss about. My minivan can handle this. We headed up to the bypass, which was a bit covered, but still passable. To be safe, we only hit about 35mph, but we were crusin' along. We hit the exit ramp at a speedy 15 mph and were moving right along. I happened to notice there were quite a few cars at the intersection of Ironwood and Ireland, and thought to myself, "Wow, I didn't really think there would be this many people out and about on this snowy Saturday morning." Something should have registered. There should have been an alarm in my head that started buzzing. But there wasn't.
MISTAKE #3
I eased my way into the left turn lane and patiently waited my turn. I noticed that there were several cars stuck at the intersection in various lanes, one being in the lane I was going to turn into on Ireland. Again, the thought of, "Geesh! People who drive small cars should not be out and about on this snowy Saturday morning" rolled through my head. My turn light turned green and I slowly made the left turn. I had to stop just as I got on the other side of the intersection because the car in front of me wasn't making much progress in moving.
After sitting there, rather impatiently for about 7 minutes watching at least 8 other people trying to push their cars, I noticed that a young man, dressed all in his Army fatigues had come over to help push the car in front of me up the slight hill that seemed to be the problem. Adams (that was the name on his fatigues) the Army man was finally able to get the man pushed out and it was my turn to move. Except not.
My wheels were turnin, and we were sittin still. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Luckily, Mr. Adams Army had not left our lane and he was now helping me, ME, try to get unstuck and up the hill. ME-who drives a mini van. I was instantly sorry that I had thought bad thoughts about people in little cars who drive on snowy Saturdays. As the poor man was trying to get me to back up, pull forward, back up, pull forward (for no kidding-20 MINUTES!), I had a chance to chat with him. He said that he had been in this same intersection since around 6am pushing cars out and had just returned from a Tour of Duty on Sunday. It was 9:45 am...he had been out there in the freezing cold, snowing like crazy, "could lose Reilly out there" amounts of snow for nearly 4 hours just because.
Mr. Adams Army was finally able to get me free, (with the help of another person!) and into the Speedway parking lot. Side note-good thing, my gas light had come on in the midst of all this excitement! So, Reilly and I pumped gas, paid an exorbitant amount of money for a gas tank (there was NO WAY I was going to the hardware store!) and bought Mr. Adams Army a hot chocolate.
We carefully made our way out into the intersection-it's not like we had to watch for incoming cars, there were 19 stuck at this point-and delivered a hot cocoa to the hero of the day. He stood there looking at us like we had three heads, but after explaining that I felt the least we could do was buy him a cocoa for spending his day in the middle of an intersection, he reluctantly agreed to take it.
We bundled back up into the van and headed out the opposite direction from which we came in. There was no way I was going to try that hill again.
MISTAKE #4
And we're stuck. AGAIN. Near tears and out of patience, I had just about had it. However, with a little persistence (and a giggle from the backseat that made me smile), I was able to calm down and start the back up, pull forward, back up, pull forward part of the show. AGAIN. This time however, Ms. Mini van came through for me and wiggled herself right out of there. But I still had no place to go. Back to the driveway that I entered from. This time, however, I waited until the three cars in the lane had been pushed out, backed way up, gunned the gas and hit the hill at full speed. A slight fishtail, near collision with a delivery truck and we hit smooth pavement and set sail.
I had to go all the way down to Michigan Street to get back on the bypass. But anything was better than the last hour spent spinning our wheels.
What a day. I'm really glad that Mr. Adams Army didn't have plans on Saturday so he was there to help Reilly and I out. Nice people make me smile.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Christmas in Florida-2010
We just returned from an amazing trip to Florida for Christmas. It's always nice to get away, have some fun in the sun, (although it was quite limited due to the cold temperatures down there this time!) and relax with family and friends.
We left South Bend on Christmas Eve in the wee hours of the morning (5:45 am) and flew into Ft. Myers with a brief stop in Cincinnati. We enjoyed the sun that was shining and even jumped into the pool for a bit! Reilly managed to stay awake from 3:45 am until 8:00 pm with only a 15 minute nap on the plane. This kid has STAMINA!
We spent Christmas Morning lazily lounging around before opening presents and then going over to the 4 mile Eco park that's not to far from Kim and Glenn's house in Cape Coral. We headed home for a wonderful Christmas dinner with Kim, Glenn, Brady, Bonnie, Lee, Aunt Mary, Uncle Larry and Kim and Glenn's neighbors, Tom and Janet.
We had breakfast with Aunt Mary and Uncle Larry at the Sunflower Cafe on Sunday morning before heading out to do a little after Christmas shopping at Target and Wal-Mart. We headed back home for naps! :)
On Monday, we headed over to the Manatee Park that's not to far from their house and saw hundreds of manatees. They all come in near the power plant for the warm water. We enjoyed some lunch at Cracker Barrel before heading back to the house for more relaxation and swimming. Dave and I were lucky enough to sneak away for a couple of hours for a "date night." We enjoyed dinner without flying food and flinging straws! :)
On Tuesday, Dave and I were able to meet two friends from Northpoint that were also down in Florida. Pretty neat to see familiar faces in such a faraway locale.
On Wednesday, Dave, Reilly and I headed over to Ft. Myers beach where we saw two dolphins. I was in heaven. We were just watching out over the water, and they went swimming by about 20 feet off shore. It was amazing. We also saw tons of horseshoe crabs (we think!) that had been washed up on shore...probably due to not being able to survive the cold temperatures. We had a great time walking along the water's edge (it was quite chilly, so only our tootsies got wet!) before heading back to the house.
We had to fly home on Thursday. It's always nice to get away and enjoy vacation, but the saying is true, there's no place like home!
Thanks for hosting us Kim, Glenn and Brady. We love you guys and we had a ton of fun! Thanks for the memories.
We left South Bend on Christmas Eve in the wee hours of the morning (5:45 am) and flew into Ft. Myers with a brief stop in Cincinnati. We enjoyed the sun that was shining and even jumped into the pool for a bit! Reilly managed to stay awake from 3:45 am until 8:00 pm with only a 15 minute nap on the plane. This kid has STAMINA!
We spent Christmas Morning lazily lounging around before opening presents and then going over to the 4 mile Eco park that's not to far from Kim and Glenn's house in Cape Coral. We headed home for a wonderful Christmas dinner with Kim, Glenn, Brady, Bonnie, Lee, Aunt Mary, Uncle Larry and Kim and Glenn's neighbors, Tom and Janet.
We had breakfast with Aunt Mary and Uncle Larry at the Sunflower Cafe on Sunday morning before heading out to do a little after Christmas shopping at Target and Wal-Mart. We headed back home for naps! :)
On Monday, we headed over to the Manatee Park that's not to far from their house and saw hundreds of manatees. They all come in near the power plant for the warm water. We enjoyed some lunch at Cracker Barrel before heading back to the house for more relaxation and swimming. Dave and I were lucky enough to sneak away for a couple of hours for a "date night." We enjoyed dinner without flying food and flinging straws! :)
On Tuesday, Dave and I were able to meet two friends from Northpoint that were also down in Florida. Pretty neat to see familiar faces in such a faraway locale.
On Wednesday, Dave, Reilly and I headed over to Ft. Myers beach where we saw two dolphins. I was in heaven. We were just watching out over the water, and they went swimming by about 20 feet off shore. It was amazing. We also saw tons of horseshoe crabs (we think!) that had been washed up on shore...probably due to not being able to survive the cold temperatures. We had a great time walking along the water's edge (it was quite chilly, so only our tootsies got wet!) before heading back to the house.
We had to fly home on Thursday. It's always nice to get away and enjoy vacation, but the saying is true, there's no place like home!
Thanks for hosting us Kim, Glenn and Brady. We love you guys and we had a ton of fun! Thanks for the memories.
1/1/11
Happy New Year!
It's hard to believe that we are at the start of another new year. 2010 was full of laughs, love, family, friends, ups, downs, but most of all-MEMORIES.
The Woods' family had quite a few big events in 2010--here are just a few in no particular order.
*Dave claims he gave up his man card when he agreed to purchase a mini van. I'm almost certain this has been one of the BEST investments of our married lives!
*Rei Guy turned one! He got to celebrate at home on his actual birthday with mommy and daddy and then had a party at Martin's Side Door Deli with a few of our close friends and family.
*I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand-can't wait to do my left!
*Reilly and I were lucky enough to go to Florida for week this summer...Reilly's first plane ride, first time in the Gulf, first time to be away from daddy for that long...a lot of firsts on the trip!
*The three of us were fortunate enough to spend Christmas in beautiful Cape Coral because of Kim and Glenn's kindness.
*We spent a much needed weekend away in Ft. Wayne with Keely and Jeff.
*Reilly attended his first Longaberger Bee
*Reilly discovered that he LOVES to have the wind flying through his hair when he is on the bicycle with Daddy.
* I am blessed to be a part of the staff at a National Blue Ribbon School-a huge honor for Northpoint and Penn Harris Madison.
*We made a (very sad!) attempt at having a garden. I think the fruits of our labor produced one radish, 4 tomatoes and 1 very small carrot.
*Reilly has learned to LOVE Ms. Betsy, our wonderful babysitter!
*We took an unexpected trip to West Virginia, but had a ton of fun!
2010 has been an AMAZING year for our family! I pray that 2011 is even better!
It's hard to believe that we are at the start of another new year. 2010 was full of laughs, love, family, friends, ups, downs, but most of all-MEMORIES.
The Woods' family had quite a few big events in 2010--here are just a few in no particular order.
*Dave claims he gave up his man card when he agreed to purchase a mini van. I'm almost certain this has been one of the BEST investments of our married lives!
*Rei Guy turned one! He got to celebrate at home on his actual birthday with mommy and daddy and then had a party at Martin's Side Door Deli with a few of our close friends and family.
*I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand-can't wait to do my left!
*Reilly and I were lucky enough to go to Florida for week this summer...Reilly's first plane ride, first time in the Gulf, first time to be away from daddy for that long...a lot of firsts on the trip!
*The three of us were fortunate enough to spend Christmas in beautiful Cape Coral because of Kim and Glenn's kindness.
*We spent a much needed weekend away in Ft. Wayne with Keely and Jeff.
*Reilly attended his first Longaberger Bee
*Reilly discovered that he LOVES to have the wind flying through his hair when he is on the bicycle with Daddy.
* I am blessed to be a part of the staff at a National Blue Ribbon School-a huge honor for Northpoint and Penn Harris Madison.
*We made a (very sad!) attempt at having a garden. I think the fruits of our labor produced one radish, 4 tomatoes and 1 very small carrot.
*Reilly has learned to LOVE Ms. Betsy, our wonderful babysitter!
*We took an unexpected trip to West Virginia, but had a ton of fun!
2010 has been an AMAZING year for our family! I pray that 2011 is even better!
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