Is That chocolate?

First off, I know you should never show poop pictures or even talk about it. No one wants to see it….and well, its gross to talk about. But a few weeks ago I learned an extremely important lesson. Never take off that diaper until your absolutely ready! Here’s to hoping someone learns from my lesson.

That morning Piper had just finished eating breakfast and was getting ready to get in the bathtub. While she was eating I could tell she was trying to go poop since she usually goes red in the face and won’t eat while pushing. I started filling up the bathtub and took her into my room to change her diaper. Upon opening her diaper I saw there was next to nothing in it. ‘Lucky me’ I thought. Since I was going to get her in the tub any minute I figured she’d be fine crawling around the bathroom floor naked. After all, what could possibly happen in only a few minutes?

I left her for a few seconds to run and grab her bath towel from the laundry pile. I quickly turned off the water and turned around to call Piper to come get in the tub. She was already in the bathroom…luckily. She started crawling to me and that’s when I saw a nice brown blob trailing her. The little girl had pooped!

Now I am definitely not one of those parents who have to capture a picture before rescuing their child. My phone just happened to be on charging in the bedroom that morning...honestly!

I ran to grab the wipes and started cleaning up the floor when suddenly she had it all over her hands. I grabbed that little lady and laid her down on the bathroom floor to clean her up. Immediately she started crying because I was upset, and she didn’t want to lie on the cold bathroom floor. Anyone that knows Piper knows this girl loves to suck on her hands. She automatically tried to stick her poop covered hands in her mouth. At that point, I was done with the wipes and she got all washed up in the sink before going into her tub.

After getting Piper and floor all clean and washed up I sent the picture to Stephen at work. His comment…”I hope that’s chocolate.” Oh how I wished it would have only been chocolate!

Our Story

In January 2009, I started another semester at Brigham Young University – Idaho. I was getting ready to start filling out my papers to serve a mission and had zero interest in dating any boys, not that I had dated a whole lot up to that point. That semester I was taking a writing class. As part of the class we were required to do several group projects. As luck would have it, we got to choose our own groups. Since I didn’t know anyone in the class, I signed up for a group that sounded interesting. Stephen also signed up for the same group. During the course of the semester we spent lots of hours together as a group working on our project and got to know each other better. I had never had so much fun working on a group project!

In March I celebrated my 21st birthday. Stephen got me the Madagascar movies and somehow made watching the movies together into our first date. Over the month, we went on lots of dates and by the middle of April I was headed back home to work on the farm for the summer.

That summer, Stephen drove from Rexburg, Idaho to Utah almost every weekend to see me. In May, I went to Rexburg to attend an old roommates wedding reception. During that weekend, Stephen proposed to me on the St. Anthony sand dunes….and of course I said ‘Yes!’

  

Even though I didn’t go on a mission, Stephen promised me that we would serve a mission together one day. On August 1, 2009 we were sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple.

Over the next few years, we worked hard and finally finished school! I graduated from BYU-Idaho in April 2012 with a degree in Horticulture.

 

Stephen graduated in December 2012 with a degree in Art with an emphasis in Illustration.

After graduating, we moved to Texas where Stephen is working for a commercial illustration company. In January 2013, we were surprised to find out we were going to have a little girl.

Our sweet baby girl arrived on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 2:57. We named her Piper Marie Sitton. She weighted 8 pounds 1.6 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Little Piper makes our lives complete! I couldn’t imagine my life without her and Stephen. I feel so blessed to have them both in my life.

A Beginning

Over the years, I’ve often thought about starting a blog. Quickly I would come to the realization that I have absolutely nothing to write about. Stephen and I don’t go on grand adventures or do anything exciting. Our lives revolve our daughter, Piper, and spending time together as a family.

I’ve never been an amazing journal writer. I would go through phases where I would write lots, trying to play catch up for the past year. By doing it this way, it quickly lost its appeal and I’d fall even further behind.

Since Piper’s birth, I’ve tried to write things down but find I’m constantly playing the catch up game. Lately, as I’ve watched the changes Piper’s gone through, I realize I need to write these things down. I don’t want to regret not doing it later in life.

Last year we moved further away from my family. It’s been hard being apart, especially since Piper was born. I wish our families could watch her grow up and be a part of her life. Even though they’re not physically here with us they can at least be a part of our lives through this blog.

So…. here’s to starting a blog!