when children are quiet...they are not necessairly sleeping

When the phone rang at 9:30pm there was a lot of background noise going on upstairs in my house. The TV in my bedroom was on, the kids' TV was blaring, kids were talking/playing... So I figured I'd make the best of it and head downstairs so that I'd be able to hear the person on the other end of the phone seeing as the phone call was important.

I made my way downstairs without a child attached to my leg. I tuned the noise out so I could consenstrate on the conversation and eventually the noise died down. I ASSUMED the children fell asleep. Never assume. Never.

When I came upstairs an hour later... I was greeted by my darling boy handing me an empty tube of hydrocortisone cream saying "I'm sorry Mommy. Sorry Mommy. Sorry." Oh god. Not again. He seems to have a fetish for lotions, even as young as 1 1/2 he was obsessed. He's stripped down to his boxer briefs and yet I don't see a spot of white on him. Odd. I glance over at Gabi who should be asleep in her crib. Quite the opposite. There she stands grinning at me, yelling hi!, completely N-A-K-E-D. Great - now I can't even put the footie pajamas on her because apparently she can unzip them. I knew she could pull sweat pants off and get her diaper off. The girl is becoming a nudist! Still, no lotion anywhere. What the... ?? I don't understand, the tube of hydrocortisone is gone, he shows me another tube of lotion that's pretty much empty {thank you Mary Kay satin hands that didn't work worth a damn} and just continues to say sorry. Impressing myself, I didn't even yell. I just tucked Caleb back in bed, grabbed Gabi, re-diapered her and dressed her and tucked her back in.

I turn around to re-start Robots for the kids and I instantly realize why he won't stop saying sorry. The lotion and the steroid cream have been emptied on the kids' TV, dresser, and floor. Yuck. I do the best I can with what is up here {I see a load of laundry needing to be done in my near future} and decide to finish cleaning it tomorrow. GiGi is finally asleep, however, Caleb is awake, now lying in my bed watching Robots. I'm just thankful that she was dry when she was undressed. At least I think she was... I still have yet to figure out where she put her diaper when she took it off...

♥berlin™