Burning at both ends
After our long ordeal today at the dermatologist office, (See Robert’s Dr. Purgatory Blog), we got home around 7:00 PM. Gabriel and Hannah were troopers. We were already stopping at McDonalds for dinner and Gabriel was trying to maneuver for a cookie from Starbucks. A cookie sounded good but not just any cookie, so I offered to make cookies when we get home.
Believe it or not baking relaxes me.
So after eating up my dinner and clearing plates, I turned on Hannah’s favorite nightly show. Jeopardy and went to work on the batter. Gabriel was playing acting the surfing episode from Backyardingans with some of his own radical moves. As I stir the batter it becomes the Great Race Episode from the same show. I start the cookies baking and then go and finish hand tube feeding Hannah as she watches Jeopardy and Gabriel gets me to participate in the race.
The buzzer goes off periodically and I go empty the pan and restock it with cookies. In the middle of the third round Hannah blows a razz-berry.
Which means she needs to go potty. Hannah is three and can not walk yet. Yet, she has decided to work on potty training. She has been doing this over a month now. I was planning on waiting till she could walk but no my little princess has a mind of her own. I don’t believe in discouraging potty training behavior; if she is ready, I need to be ready. (Honestly, it’s nice to have something behaviorally be easy.)
Ok, so I ask her "Hannah, do you need to go potty?"
She looks at me and does the sign for yes. So I pick Miss 32 pounds up and head for the bathroom while I grab a couple wash cloths and place the smaller seat to set on our conventional toilet. I place her on the camode and she immediately goes and starts working on something more fragrant. So I have her balanced on top of the adult toilet with my hands on either side in case she loses her balance. While she is in the middle of production, I realize I still have cookies that are in the oven. They are going to be done any minute.
The buzzer goes off but Hannah is not done.
Robert has gone out for the medication run.
Hmmmm what would McGuyver do?
Should I call the five year old big brother to make sure she doesn’t fall off. Nope, to much responsibility for one to young to understand the consequences. Should I let the cookies burn? Nope, with my luck today they would not only burn but also start a fire.
Then it came to me. The part Hannah is sitting on is removable and also fits on the child’s training potty it came with and that is right next to me in the bathroom. So I pick up Hannah seat and all and put her on the training potty which is closer to the ground.
I rush to the kitchen wash my hands pull out the cookies and turn off the oven. I figure I should wait before completing them till everyone is in safer place.
--Mom
