Losing My Mind

I just have to laugh at myself.

Today (just a few minutes ago, actually) it was naptime and I generally put Noel down first and Ali second. It's easier to corral a 2 1/2 year old than a 1 1/2 year old. So, I change Noel's diaper and set it aside - as it is a cloth diaper and of the kind that needs to be swished out in the toilet (if you catch my drift). So I button him all back up, set him in his crib (to come back in a minute to close his curtains, turn on his music and fan and tuck him in) and go to dispose of the dirtyness. As I walk into the bathroom, Ali is all set up in there with her stool and a miniature cup drinking water out of the sink. I flush the nastiness and walk into Noel's room to put it in his diaper pail, then back into the bathroom to wash my hands before doing anything else. Ali is still in there drinking, so I ask her to put her stool away while I wash my hands. In the process of getting down off the stool, she spills her little cup of water all over the counter, down the cabinets and onto the stool. This makes her quite upset and doesn't want to move the stool with the water on it. I finally convince her to put it away, that the water will be fine and wipe up the counter and cabinet.

I lead her into her room and get her ready for her nap, get her cloth diaper on for naptime (which she fights me over, since while the cloth diapers were all dirty, she was getting to wear a pull-up to bed and now having to put on a diaper again was NOT COOL) , get all of her covers situated, turn on her fan and humidifier and tell her "night-night!".

I then remember the clothes in the washer and get the clothes that had been sitting in the dryer since Friday out and put my wet clothes into the dryer. Ahhhh...ready to go downstairs and relax. As I head down the stairs I hear someone say "Hi!" and notice that Noel is sitting in his crib with the shades and door wide open like someone was clearly sidetracked in the middle of putting him to bed! HA! I just had to laugh! It was so funny to be in my own little world and for him to yell "Hi" to me as I went downstairs!

Needless to say, I trekked back upstairs and made him comfortable for his nappy. Then laughed at myself all way back down the stairs after I KNEW everyone was happily situated.