Bag.

What used to be fondly referred to as my diaper bag has now become something of a survival kit. I could not function with out it. It is filled to the brim with the tools of Motherhood.

Let's look back at The Diaper Bag in the early days of it's existence. Shiny and new it holds all the accoutrements needed for easy breezy mothering. Tiny name brand diapers, expensive diaper creams, an extra onesie, tiny receiving blanket and an adorable nursing cover. Throw in my wallet, keys, a shiny new cell phone (with camera to capture every single adorable newborn expression), sunglasses (because my world is all bright and new), a granola bar and bottle of water for me. This completes the new mom bag, give or take a blanky or two.

Here we are, two years in. What does that stained sack-o-baby supplies hold now? As the name implies, it still holds diapers. But these are no tiny, organic, biodegradable, save the planet one BM at a time diapers. No, these are giant, box store brand poop catchers capable of bringing grown men to their knees once filled. Along side mammoth planet killing diapers is the generic diaper cream, a half eaten apple, Ballerina Barbie, a leaky no-leak sippy cup, a mushed Nutri Grain bar and fruit snacks that have escaped their single serving sized wrapper and attacked my car keys. My cell phone is still there. Less shiny and definitely less new, it still captures adorable moments. These moments mostly involve mud, tuts and random accessories.The sunglasses are still there as well. Those are less for the shiny world surrounding me and more for hiding the dark circles that have set up camp under my eyes. And the snack for me? It has been bit into by the 2 year old, spit out and declared "yucky". I live on leftovers and discarded goldfish these days.

My diaper bag has changed but so have I. The unsure new mom with the clean smelling bag has morphed into the one handed diaper changing confident mommy I am today. So what if those diapers aren't what I planned for? My toddler looks just as adorable in them, running around, screaming "NAKED TIME" as she would if they were all fancy schmancy. The contents of The Diaper Bag may not be nearly as nice as they once were but you know what? I wouldn't change a single thing because the contents of my life are pretty damn awesome.