Why pants are important.

Date: Saturday

Time: Naptime

Characters: One naughty toddler boy

Situation: Lack of pants

Saturday was a crazy busy day. Grocery shopping, swimming class, and a rushed lunch. Let's not forget some "fun with the hose" as we came back into the house. Because of all the water fun, Buddy's pants were wet. Really wet. I couldn't put him down for his nap in wet pants lest I win a prize for Very Bad Mommy. So I didn't put him down in any pants at all. And he may not have been wearing a shirt either. Oh, don't get me wrong. I TRIED. He wiggled and squirmed and laughed and drove me crazy. So instead of putting him down in wet pants, I put him down in just a diaper.

Bad idea. Very very bad idea.

I'm finishing up a shower. I like the idea of showering when the children aren't awake so that I can have some peace and quiet. The laugh is on me because I soon hear the phrase, "Hey! If you think about putting Buddy down for a nap in just a diaper again, don't!"

Buddy had cried through his nap. I assumed it was because he was cold. And because I didn't want to wake his twin when I went in there, I assumed he'd go back to sleep. I was so wrong.
Apparently, when a child poops in his diaper and isn't wearing pants, said child takes diaper off. And then said child urinates everywhere because, well, that's what baby boys do.

Okay, it could've been worse. He could've been in it (he just left it there and pointed at it when my husband walked in). But I'm posting this anyway because I'm officially "that mom" who let their kid nap in their diaper. And I am also that mom who almost let their kid nap without pants today. Almost.