Notes to Self

I seriously need to keep a journal of all of the "note to self" moments that happen here at the Reilly household.  There are just too many.  For instance, here are some from just these last few days:

Note to self:  Do not leave baby on the floor without a diaper.  The moment you set her down, there will be a small puddle of piddle....if she somehow scoots to another location, she will again, mark her path with a puddle of piddle.

Note to self:  Do not let the happily entertained two and 1/2 year old be alone while coloring with a pen on some paper at the table.  Even though he looks focused on this task, as soon as your eyes divert, he WILL find a non paper product to scribble on.

Note to self:  Do not put cleaning, cooking, relaxing, sleeping, reading, working or any other task above the pee schedule of your potty training toddler.  If you do not bring him to a toilet, he will still stay on schedule, no matter where he is.

Note to self:  Do not leave the large body wash container with the pump action top within reach of said toddler; the bathroom and child will smell wonderful, however, clean up will not be fun.

Note to self:  Do not delude yourself to believing that getting out of bed to attend to a child will result in your ability to return to your own bed at any point in the night; just accept that you will be spending the rest of the night either in bed with your toddler or in the spare room with the baby and move on.

Okay Okay, really these notes to self are starting to sound like complaining...but really, if I could just REMEMBER what I (should) have learned from my mistakes, life would be much smoother.  :)

Until next time...