Sunday, May 15, 2011

And so it begins...

Tonight, my darling toddler and Miss 4 joined forces.  They rallied to fight the power.  They rose up against the oppression forced down upon them by Mama.

It began innocently enough...(doesn't it always?) 

It was time to change a diaper and while wrestling Little One to the floor, Miss 4 built a tent out of a quilt and dining room chairs.  It had been raining all day and we are just getting back into the groove of being outside most of the time after a long winter, so anything that keeps them entertained is cool beans with me.

Another important detail...Little One is also fully capable of pulling off her own pants, (and diaper), and chose to do so as soon as she was turned loose.

Moments later I hear "Mooooo-ooo-ooom!  My sister is peeing in the tent!"  Now Miss 4 is at the stage of potty humor so I was not immediately as alarmed and reactive as I might have been a few months ago, so imagine my surprise when I flung back the quilt and found Little One commando, in a crouch, looking in amazement at the puddle of wee she was now standing in.

Stifling the sobs, I re-diapered Little One, cleaned up the wee, re-established the camp site in a less damp location and thought ever so briefly that I might have a moment to make a cup of coffee.  (Poor dotty Mama.  She used to be somewhat clever in her earlier days.)

As soon as the rear pocket of my pants hit the sofa, the wailing began.  Miss 4 had "...accidentally, not on purpose Mama, really!" flicked Little One in the forehead through the tent door.  Little One was setting up a noise to make an opera diva proud. 

I comforted the little one, talked to the big one and garnered assurances that there would be no more flicking, poking, water-boarding, etc. and sent them both back to the tent with a starter idea for getting back into the game.  Just as I was about to congratulate myself, I heard Miss 4 say, "C'mon sister...let's get away from Mama.  I'll play with you!"

Are you serious?  Already ganging up on Mama?  That coffee is gonna need a little fortification.

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