Noggin
Violet is occasionally (at least once a day) allowed to play games on noggin.com, a wonderful kids tv channel with an equally wonderful kids website. Her particular favorite game, or it might be my particular favorite game, would be “Wubbzy’s Amazing Adventure.”
I am on the phone, making a somewhat important phone call, when Violet starts doing this thing she does where she starts walking quickly between the bathroom and the computer. She is in the midst of potty training, and is doing really well, but she doesn’t really have the pooping thing down just quite yet.
I am completely engrossed in my conversation when it begins to dawn on me that Violet is walking quickly back and forth between the bathroom and the computer. I quietly try to whisper to her to go to the bathroom, while maintaining a business-like demeanor on the telephone.
That doesn’t work, so I have to escort Violet to the bathroom, take off her overalls, and get her on the toilet, all while talking professionally to this guy on the telephone. There is a poop in mid-poop, I’m trying to get her on the toilet before it falls on the ground, all while talking professionally to this guy on the telephone.
The guy on the other end never knew that while talking professionally with him, I’m on the other end of the phone wiping a three-year-old’s butt. That is the definition of parenthood. I really think I might be getting the hang of this thing. The true test will be the three hour layover tomorrow with Mason in Atlanta. Please pray for me.