March 14, 2012

The one where Rex ended up in Cooper's bath chair...

There are days in my life...when I stop and take in all the chaos happening around me...and I think maybe I'll just lock myself in the closet. It's quiet in there. Dark too.  Maybe I could take a nap.  Or hide under my covers.  Yes that sounds good also.  A nap would be possible. The covers could pad my eardrums and soften the crying, screaming, and/or theme music to Bubble Guppies...and make it just a smidge quieter.  Then I quickly snap out of it and realize I'm the only means to end the craziness!  So pick up my loudest screamer.banshee/crazy person and begin excuting a plan.  Usually within a few minutes I've got the craziness under control.  A moment much like this happened last weekend. 

It was a perfectly unassuming Saturday morning. The boys and I had effectively slept in and been lazy bums. 11am and still in PJ's. Success! After Cooper's breakfast I decided to get him cleaned up and give him a bath. All was well until Owen decided he wanted to "BATH!" too. In the process I realized Owen had a dirty diaper.  Since I couldn't well leave Coop unattended, I told Owen we'd have to bath later. He screamed, kicked and repeated Bath while trying to climb in his PJ's for about 3 minutes.  Finally he gave up. I hurried up and finished up with Cooper's bath and got him out.  Owen promptly ran and got a few toys. And busyed himself watching the water drain out of the tub while I got Cooper dressed. That's when I heard the toilet flush, the lid slam..twice and Owen say UH OH.  And I caught him scurrying from the bathroom.  With Sheriff Woody in hand. Thinking he surely dumped something down the toilet I ran in to see if I could catch it...but I found nothing. I did find Rex on the floor, soaked and in a huge puddle of water around the tub and toilet.  There was also a sopping wet bathroom rug in the mix of things. Sadly this wasn't Rex's first swim. But I'm guessing Woody decided to flush the toilet and show Rex how to do it?? Owen has a lively imagination and his play gets pretty creative!  Knowing Owen's diaper was dirty I decided to change it first and deal with the bathroom mess second.  That's when I discovered that Owen's PJ's were soaked from top to bottom.  My best guess is Owen, Rex and Woody all took a swim. And though I've cleaned Rex up (yes with antibacterial products)...I'm still praying it wasn't a swim in our toilet. Guess the only people who will ever know what took place is this guy. This is where he decied he'd like to spend his afternoon drying off.
Oh Owen.  The adventures we have had...and you're not even 3!

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