Choosing to Laugh instead of Cry!
(A lesson in learning the peace and calmness from my previous post.)
Ben is out of town this weekend, of course, what does that mean for a mommy at home with a toddler? Well, no sleep because I thought it would be fun to have a sleepover in my bed. (Maybe when she gets older or at least not when I'm pregnant and barely get sleep as it is). We kept ourselves pretty busy most of the day, but when I got home, I felt the no sleep come on with such force; I was able to get to the couch before it knocked me on my butt. It didn't matter because every 2 minutes, Emma asked to use the bathroom. (I had no idea she drank so much today!) What happened next?! The toilet decided to go crazy! Thank God she was off it before I flushed, otherwise her bum would have been soaked. As I was figuring out what to do with the toilet, Emma asked to use some lotion.
Sure, anything to get her out of the bathroom and distracted. At that moment, I was completely overwhelmed with the situation, that I didn't care what she wanted...take it! Did it get any better? Nope. She comes running in the bathroom slathered in lotion; apparently she squeezed too much out and didn't know where to wipe all the excess.
I about freaked! But after a moment of helping her wipe off the lotion (she smelled like apricot for most of the night) and putting off the toilet issue until Ben gets home today (I got it to the point of at least flushing), I found how comical the whole situation was.
I didn't have my camera, otherwise I would have tried to catch it all in photo's, but just imagine in your head. A sleep deprived mother. A toilet overflowing. And a toddler who was covered in lotion (yes, given to her by me...I take full responsibility for that one).
Hope you are able to laugh about the crazy moments in your life too!
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