So here's a funny story

I'm not entirely certain taht I undersand why (I maintain it was a totally valid question with real scientific basis), but Nikki says that this is a very funny story that is all about Amanda. I figure I owe it to you after my rant earlier, so here goes:

As you all know, May had her first real diaper rash a couple of weeks ago. For a mom who had gone 14 months with only the very smallest hint of pink, to suddenly see my daughter's diaper area erupt in narsty red splotches and weals was a little scary. So I called on the experts. None of whom were answering your phones!

As I worked my way down the list of people I was calling, I hit upon Donna -- Nikki's mom, a three-time mom, and she runs her own daycare. (That sentence isn't parallel structure, but I can't figure out how to make it work and May is being really good so i won't take the time. But I do know it isn't grammatically or stylistically correct.)

Donna suggested, quite reasonably, that I should try to relieve her pain. Okay, says I. How? An oatmeal bath, says she. It helps coat and soothe the rash. Okay, I say, thinking that we're finally getting somewhere. Then I ask the important question: "Instant, quick, old-fashioned, or steel cut?"

Donna, being a kind and wonderful woman, didn't laugh. She just told me to use whatever I had on hand. "I've got all four."

So she suggested old-fashioned.

(We tried, but she really ahtes baths so it jsut made her cry more.)

Okay, May has begun her "Mommy's on the computer so I must demand attwntion," dance. Here are some photos to ease your monday. Thanks Jen H.