The many 'uses' of baby wipes

You know when you are in a public place, for example, the grocery store, and it's going to be a quick and easy trip, right?! Yes, with the kids and I am thinking positive today so roll with me. The girls and I stroll into Safeway today for some fresh veggies and juice. There happens to be a Starbucks in our store where I usually get the girls a small drink to share as well. So being today was a good day, I did get them a little treat to start our quick trip around the store. As I watch Bay start tippin the drink like a sippy cup and say in a very forgiving tone, ' No Bay like this so you don't spill it all over you babe.' Honestly I think those were my exact words. Those simple words threw my precious (almost always mellow temper darling)into the biggest fit I have ever seen her throw at home or even in public. I mean a scream that made me her own mom cringe. I got so hot and there really was no where to go considering I had just got there and needed some necessities. So yes, bad mom, I give her back the drink she was screaming for just to shut her up for everyone else's sake and my own. And she starts tippin it again, all over her this time. Orange cream dream everywhere. As I grab the wipes I grab the drink, big mistake. Here goes the blood curdling scream again. As I am wiping her down, still screaming through my 'Hush's and shhhhh'ssssss I take the wipe and cover her mouth. It just happened to muffle the loudest scream I think she could possible belt out at that moment. As vicious and cold as it sounds, that was the perfect thing she needed. As I covered her mouth again and again between her breathes and my own she enjoyed the little game and it seemed to calm her down. Now the other mom's pushing shopping carts by they were giving me the stink eye like, what the crap are you doing?They would prob lay given the chance and direct eye contact would have piped in some rude remark but my strategy was working. And I went on, in a hurry with my errons. Saved by the baby wipe! It was just one of those moments that everyone should go through and by the time I hit the checkout stand, it was all just a funny joke.