Sam's Club Potty Breaks

       The other day, as we were finishing up our 30 minute trip to Sam's Club, walking out the door even, Camellia announces, "I have to poop!" After confirming that all she needed to do was pee we proceeded to the van (ugh, gag me, I hate owning a mini van) and unloaded the groceries before turning around and going back to use the restroom.
       I helped Camellia on the toilet, "Cassia, do you need to potty? No. Are you sure? Okay," and then proceeded to help her wash her hands. Of course I knew at the time Camellia said, "I have to poop!" that she had just peed in her Pull-Up and didn't actually need to go anymore, but when your 18 month old tells you she wants to potty train and you're not ready for it, well, you just buy Pull-Ups and use them as diapers until you're ready for real toilet training. I then proceeded to change Jewel Plant's diaper. I knew he had been poopy and was just planning to change him in the van, but this was better, I could use soap and water to wash my hands instead of hand sanitizer. I knew I needed to go too, but the stall we were in had a child seat, but no lock, and with a 2 year old and a 4 year old there was no way that door was going to stay closed, so I decided to wait until we got home. We left. I got Cassia and Camellia buckled in and was getting ready to move the car seat containing Jewel Plant to the base when Cassia cries out, "I have to go potty!" Sigh. I removed Jewel Plant from his car seat to stop him from crying and placed him in the Bjorn.
       We trekked our way back into the store, abandoning the shopping car in the stall as we went, and walked into Sam's Club for the third time in less than an hour. I didn't bother showing my membership card as the door greeter hadn't changed, and we made our way back to the bathrooms. As we approached the bathroom I told Cassia to run ahead and get started.
       I've learned that the Children's Handbook has to have a chapter specifically for children who are potty trained, and/or potty training. No one can go to the bathroom in the same restroom at the same time during the same trip to the restroom. Period. Making mama or daddy walk back and forth between the restroom and the car, or farthest corner away from the restroom, is much more entertaining. Who needs a 30 minute trip to the store when you can stretch it out to 90 minutes with bathroom breaks?!