Me as a first-time mom: Amazingly stocked dedicated diaper bag. Diapers, wipes, first aid kit, extra outfits, toys, pacifiers, medicine, extra socks, back-up bottle, etc. Never found without everything and anything I could possibly need to parent.
Me as a second-time mom: A couple pairs of diapers and a Ziploc bag of wipes thrown in my purse. Usually missing some vital item.
Last week, Claire had a poopy blowout in the car. I parked, opened the trunk of my SUV, and laid her down to change her. I was feeling all pleased with myself because I did, for once, actually have a back-up outfit for her. But I go to grab the wipes and I can’t find any! And there is poop all over my baby. I kind of consider wipes the best invention on the planet (even non-parents should keep a box in your car – you can use wipes for so many things), so I scoured the vehicle looking for a back-up box. Nope. No wipes. None at all. So I ended up pouring my La Croix sparkling water all over Claire’s bottom and using a second diaper to wipe her clean while Henry yelled, “What are you doing with your drink?!?!?†I couldn’t help but laugh through the whole thing – I must’ve looked ridiculous shaking an almost-empty can over her. But desperate times, right?
Great workout yesterday!
In the pool:
250 meter warm-up
5 sets of 50 meters on 1:15 (basically, swim 50 meters in 1:15 including your break)
250 meter cool-down
On the bike:
45 minutes of toodling around while I read a book
That’s my Misfit Shine tracker strapped to my ankle! Gotta log every stroke! Hah.
And hey, if you’re done with Ironman April, send me a photo of your completed training plan to be entered to win a prize (caitlinjboyle@gmail.com)! I’m almost done, too!
We went strawberry picking yesterday – it was loads of fun. Now we have a giant box of strawberries and I’m not sure what to do with it. I’m thinking of making Oh She Glows Raspberry Chia Seed Jam Oat Crumble Squares but with strawberries.
I hope you have a fabulous Wednesday and are prepared for any and all emergencies! 
That totally reminds me of the commercials with the first-time and second-time mom. I think the two I’m remembering are the one with the classical vs. rock music, and then the germs one! At least it makes for an entertaining story when Claire is older!