"...is pooping!" Mrs. Montague teases. Leah's eyes widen as she realizes the woman is right. Now that it's been pointed out to her, she can tell that she's leaned forward slightly for a better angle to poop. But more significantly than that, she now feels mush entering her diaper. She reaches around and squeezes it. It's already got poop in it. She must have been pooping before Mrs. Montague said anything. Maybe when she started feeling the discomfort in her tummy?
Either way, it's disconcerting that Leah didn't realize until it was pointed out to her.
"Hailey just a baby," Lizzy comments as Leah continues to fill her diaper up. Mrs. Montague nods.
"Yes, she is. But you can still play with her if you want."
"She poopy!"
"I'll change her before you play," Mrs. Montague laughs. Lizzy frowns.
"I play with her only if she wants to," she says. Leah sighs in relief. Relief that she won't be forced to play with Lizzy and also that her body has finally finished emptying out.
"You're such a considerate girl," Mrs. Montague says. She stands up and takes Leah out of the high chair. After another diaper change in the nursery, Leah is brought back to the living room. She's now sucking on a pacifier given to her during the change. And...she likes it?
"Hailey clean?" Lizzy asks. Mrs. Montague nods. "Yay!"
"All right, Hailey, you have a couple hours before afternoon nap," Mrs. Montague says to Leah. "Just point at what you want to do in the meantime."
Leah looks around the living room at her options. Eventually, she comes to a decision and points at...