Pull-Ups, Target, and more...oh yeah the Gremlin's home!

Usually Lily throws a big fit when she gets home. It's emotional and physical overload for her just to make the journey. Her poor little chemo wracked body. She's doing well so far. Some icky tummy issues, but she's hanging in there. There's also a new round of residents on and it was made abundantly clear to them- do not get her wet, do not feed her after midnight, and never, ever, wake a sleeping Lily. I was listening in on rounds one day- believe it or not it's an isolation room- not a sound proof booth. Much discussion revolved around- she was awake when I went in so...she was sleeping last night so I couldn't.... four months and they finally figured out- big picture- hours of Lily screaming vs. sleeping- which is the logical choice? There's a fine line between healing and torture as it is with chemo- let's err on the healing side and let the child sleep. Now our biggest concern is a Pullup that can hold the mess so she can sleep. I've done the field testing, formulated my hypothesis and last night moved on to kitchen trials. What I've experienced is that Goodnights work the best- and much thanks to all the pull up fairies who have supplied us with them- we have a stock pile now and it's awesome! Pampers Pull ups have a new nighttime version- that from what I can tell really only have a different design than the regular pull ups. They might hold slightly more- but when you have a kid being super hydrated IV like- it's negligible. If you have a child who rarely pees or you are anal about changing them every few minutes- the Sam's club brand is for you. We use those for Bella usually as she is supposed to be potty training and she doesn't go a whole lot. Funny story...we go to the zoo. It's a holiday we have to park in the far parking lot- not a big deal- it's few more blocks to the entrance. Lily is complaining she has to go potty- and knowing the nearest potty is blocks away, tell her go in your pull up! " I'm not wearing a pull up- I'm wearing underpants." Oh fudge.Of course you are wearing underwear. Ok, let's move people. MOMMY! Now it's Bella in true Peat and Repeat fashion- telling me that her tummy hurts. She wants her pull up off now and is really starting to freak out. I wonder if she might have ants in there or something. So I reach in her pants and unfasten the sides- as discreetly as possible and remove the offending undergarment without pulling her shorts off. Nope- not good enough- she kicks off her shorts and is standing there on the side of one of the busiest roads in Waikiki, half naked and starts to pee. She is watching it giggling and Kiera starts laughing- Phillip comes over, because who can resist a good laugh- I look up at Phil horrified and see him retreating from the picture laughing hysterically- so there is nothing left to do but laugh. Oh by the way she was still peeing, still peeing- now I have to laugh because - no wonder her tummy hurt- girlfriend had to GO! And kids this is why we do not pick things up off the ground and eat them. Speaking of eating- back to kitchen trials- Goodnights hold 6-700 mL before they overflow. The Pull ups barely hold 500 and if you turn them over they leak. The generic brand doesn't even hold 500 and it leaks. There you have it.

March 8th- Target's grand opening. I think for my birthday, I will spend the entire day wandering around Target. It'll never happen, but a girl can dream.