Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Oh, my daughter? The one without any clothes. Yep, that's her.

Our family has a pretty simple, if not strict, bedtime routine: snuggles, a book, quick bath, PJs and then Lea has a cup of milk and heads to bed. That's the idea, anyway.

Tonight, things took an interesting turn.

Lea and I were in her room, picking out pajamas and ended up with a fun pair of Halloween jammies: a pair of black and orange pumpkin print pants and a long-sleeved t-shirt that says "Witch way to the candy?"

Get it? Witch/which? For some reason baby clothing designers loooooovvvveeee puns. It's a natural second career for a divorced Hallmark copy writer who just can't bear to write another "Congratulations on finding your soul mate!" wedding card.

Anyway, Lea's in her cute, super-clever pajamas and I give her the milk and then let her spend a few minutes burning off some energy and drinking it while I take the dogs out, feed everything that walks on four legs and straighten up.

And by the time I walk back into the room, my child is sitting in the middle of it, with her shirt only on one arm and it pulled over her head like a hood.

I stop in my tracks and stare. Within seconds, the shirt is off and discarded to the side and Lea's gone about her business without it.

Later, while recounting the story to the husband, who was at soccer at the time, I found out she did the same thing with him this morning.

Here's the alarming part: Within the last few weeks, Lea has also been able to remove her pants. And her diaper.

At the rate she's learning new tricks, the baby Bug should be able to easily open the door and drive within a matter of weeks. Finding the car keys won't be an issue since they are one of her favorite things to steal and hide and she's usually the only one who knows where they are these days anyway.

So, please, if you see a blue-eyed child in some state of undress, parent-less and giddily telling strangers "Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi." over and over, return her, will you?

But you'll have to bring her to us - she'll probably have our cell phones too.

1 comment:

  1. Love this. And Leabug! :)

    Maybe she'll drive to Wisconsin to see me!

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