I only looked away for two minutes!

I’ve been sitting here commenting on some of my favorite blogs, frequently checking on the baby crawling around on the floor. One comment took a little less than two minutes to formulate. I turned around to see a happy baby smiling at me with completely blue fists and a blue mouth.

“Ack!” I cried, startled.

I ran to her and grabbed a tiny blue ink pad out of her baby fist (it was the top to a Spiderman pen Obi-Wan left on the floor. grrr). She then stuck her tongue out at me which was also completed coated in blue. Upon further examination I found her gums and her first baby tooth that she cut just 4 days ago were also completely blue. I might have taken a picture if I wasn’t freaking out just a bit.

I rushed her to the bathroom, held her over the sink and with cupped hands full of water started trying to rub the blue ink off her face and out of her mouth. It lightened only slightly.

Then came the rubbing alcohol and the cotton balls and finally a toothbrush. She enjoyed all of it thoroughly thinking that I was playing a new game.

“Yes baby, this is called the, Let’s scrub your face raw so mom doesn’t look like a shmuck game.”

The rubbing alcohol and cotton balls only worked slightly around her mouth and cheeks, but the soft bristled toothbrush was what finally got it all off. The toothbrush worked on her gums and baby tooth as well but her tongue is still a light blue color. Testament to the fact that, yes, mom looked away. Even if it was only for two minutes. *sigh*

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P.S. Most ink pads are non-toxic right? I mean if it was part of a kids pen it should be non-toxic right? Or should I be worried? Because she really licked that thing good!

January 3, 2008 | Filed Under Kids | 19 Comments 

Some privacy please!!

If one of my children barges into the bathroom when more time on me I’m going to cry. Our crummy apt. door locks only work 1/3 of the time and a closed door means nothing to these kiddos.

At least Obi-Wan made me laugh after he pounded the door open earlier today right after I had stepped out of the shower. He took one look at me and said with worry on his face,

“Mom, your weenies aw gone!”

“Yes indeed son. Thank you for letting me know. NOW GET OUT!!”

Peeing is a spectacle. Showering is a spectacle. Getting dressed is a spectacle. These little boys seem to know just when they shouldn’t be banging doors open and proceed to do so anyway, gawking with fascination at the obvious differences they have just begun to notice.
I’m going to have to start barricading the doors dadgummit!

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January 3, 2008 | Filed Under Kids | 10 Comments