Chaos 2, Mom 0

Being in sports my whole life I've learned you win some and you loose some. So far this week, when it comes to bath time, I've lost to chaos twice...
The battle began Sunday with Cassidy in the main part of the tub, a twin in the baby tub inside the big tub, and the other twin "on deck" in the bouncy seat next to the tub with Mossy and Echo supervising the whole operation. Everything was going great, all the girls were enjoying their tub time and Cassidy was especially enjoying getting to help with baths for her sisters. Life was good and I was feeling pretty good at handling all 3...yep, what could possibly go wrong? Then the babies decided they'd had enough and were ready to move on. I told Cass to come out when she was ready but to make sure she drained the tub "ok mamma" was the response. A few minutes later Cassidy comes running into the girls room flapping her frog towel and yelling at Mossy to stop chasing her all the while antagonizing the pup. Now, we've had many conversations about Cassidy's involvement in Mossy's behavior and natural consequences, so I had very little sympathy for her and told her to stop flapping and get dressed, oh, and did you drain the tub? Yep was the answer as she left for her bedroom. A minute later I hear splashing and then a very wet Mossy comes running into the room while I have one girl on the changing table and one "on deck" in the bouncy seat. Ok, no big deal, a little water never hurt anything and Cassidy, Please drain the tub. A few minutes later, more splashing, two twins get in the bouncy seat and I meet Cassidy in the bathroom just in time to see Mossy in the tub and Cassidy yelling at her and then hit her on the nose! This is not ok and so now Cassidy is in time out in her bedroom, the girls are crying for being left alone in their bedroom, and Mossy is getting her feet dried off. The floor is now cleaned up (or so I thought but continued to step in little puddles for the next hour) and I'm back to getting the girls dressed when Echo comes in the room with the look of "It's not me Mom" and as I listen I hear Mossy chewing into the garbage can. Both girls back in the bouncy seat and crying, Mossy and Cassidy in time out, and garbage picked up, I get the girls calmed down and dressed 45 minutes after starting the "relaxing" bath time routine! Chaos 1, Mom 0
Then comes Tuesday and we try again while Cassidy is at preschool and Mossy is in her kennel...what could go wrong this time? Well, turns out the saying "shit happens" is based on actual events, starting when I'm transferring Rylee from the bathroom to her bouncy seat in her room to get dressed and there is something dripping from the towel. I spare you all the details, but I will say there was poo on the floor (both wood and carpet) in the towel and on my pants all while Sawyer decided she does not like being left alone in the bathroom and starts screaming. Enter Cassidy from preschool. All I can say is FREEZE before she heads right into the poo and then I asked her if our dear friend Jennifer is still here and thankfully hear Jennifer say "Beth? Is everything all right?" over both babies screaming. She is wonderful enough not to laugh out loud and simply ask "what can I do?" while Rylee (who I thought had to be all done) continues to poo on my arm. I send her to Sawyer while I get Rylee cleaned up, diapered and swaddled and me changed. Then we switch and wouldn't ya know...Sawyer has to go poo too! 45 minutes after starting our "relaxing" bath time routine, babies are swaddled and I think clean, the floor is cleaned and Cassidy comes out of her room (where she decided to play) and stated "Yep, it's safe to come out"...if only that were true! Chaos 2, Mom 0


Laugh or cry... I hope you are laughing too! Stay tuned for round 3, scheduled for Thursday morning...