Knock knock!

Who's there??

Kaleb and Kendyl.

Kaleb and Kendyl who?

Kaleb and Kendyl who can't seem to leave mommy alone for TWO SECONDS!!!!!


I actually hear knock knock alot in a day!!! Considering since having kids I have to pee AT LEAST once an hour! I have this system down though, since I can't seem to ever get the chance to just go PEE by myself! Its more of a . . . . mental game I guess! So, sit back and imagine with me for a minute. . .

You realize you have to use the bathroom. And you'd like to do it without four little shining eyes watching you. You start to hear the music from Mission Impossible playing in your head. . .you peak your head out of the kitchen, and realize that the sets of eyes are busy focused on their little people farm, and are deeply engrossed in imaginary play. So, you tip toe behind them. . .watching them all the way down the hall way, and you cautiously step, making sure to avoid the pile of hot wheels cars you stepped on last time, that your feet still ache from. You round the corner, you're ALMOST there!!!! Knowing they're still playing, and didn't realize that you are heading to the bathroom, you turn, and allow yourself to take the last few steps into the bathroom, and you shut the door. You approach the toilet, and get ready to do your thing. Only to hear the littlest of "knocks" on the door, followed by a giggle, and a "knock knock mommy." If you keep quiet, they might go away. If you don't say a word, they might go in search of you somewhere else in the house. Quiet, silent, don't move, don't make a sound! Shoot. . .you're about to sneeze! HOLD IT!! Don't sneeze! It will give away your position, and you'll be invaded. AHHHHHHHHHHHH CHHHHHOOOOOOOO!!! More giggling from outside the door! "Mommy!!! Whatcha doin?" "Mommy! Are you going potty?" " Mommy, can I flush a potty?" You sigh, sit down, and realize that yet again, you're not going to be allowed even 30 seconds of peace and quiet. At about that second, those four bright eyes come peaking into the potty, asking questions faster than you can even comprehend them. You've been unsuccessful at using the toilet as an adult, by yourself!

Yep, this is a regular occurrence here at least once an hour. And its only gotten worse with the twins and potty training. They now have this overwhelming curiosity of everything potty related. They want to know who's in there, what they're doing, when they'll be done, and can THEY flush the potty, not the person who used it. My boys have finally out grown this stage, after getting a door shut on them one too many times. They've realized, you don't just barge in, you knock. And if no one answers, you walk away and save your pressing question for 30 seconds (which seems like 30 YEARS in kid time apparently!) until mommy or daddy is out of the bathroom. But Kaleb and Kendyl, they're another story!

And they're QUICK little shits, I mean stinkers, some times! I've had to adapt a whole new door knob technique!!!! If you have any prayer of not being barged in on while using the bathroom in this house, you have to enter the bathroom quickly, shut the door behind you all while trying to lock the knob. It has to be in one fluid motion, or else they've already got the knob turned on the outside, and you don't have a prayer of getting it locked!!! At that point you may as well resign, and realize that you'll have an audience while you pee. And not only an audience, but more like a .. . do you know that show, where the dude interviews the actors in front of the audience?? I can't think of the name. . . Either way. More like that. Because they don't just want to WATCH what you're doing, they want to have a play by play!! They want narration. They want it to be open for questions!!!

I've come to realize as a mommy, just to get over it, and I can't really be that modest when it comes to peeing. (with the little ones that is. The boys I will usher out, and lock the door) Because with two year old twins in the house, there just isn't enough time to wait for a quiet moment! I'd only pee once a day if that were the case, during nap time. But that time is already allotted for other things, like cleaning up!!!

Todd on the other hand. . .yeah, not so much. The poor guy can NOT pee with anyone in the room. He couldn't teach the boys how to pee standing up, nothing. He just can't do it!! And I feel for the guy, but at the same time, I think its fricken hilarious!!! The other day, Todd asked if i was going to teach Kaleb to pee standing up. I said well, you won't teach him, so I'll have to come up with something. Then it hit me! I yelled down the hall for whichever of the boys who had to pee to come here. Don't ya know, a 5 year old thinks its way MORE than cool to teach a 2 year old to pee!!! Hopefully Kaleb won't pick up on any bad habits the boys have picked up, and hopefully he'll remember to LIFT the seat, the list could go on!!!

The joys of being a mom! I know these times can get kind of annoying when going through them. But I know the day will come when I miss them being this little. When I'll realize just how nice it was to be their everything. The one they turned to, the one they wanted for comfort.

But in the mean time. . .I just want to have ONE time a day where I can use the "bafoom" (that's how kendyl says bathroom) to go "hotty" (kaleb doesn't say potty, he hoops on the hotty!) in peace!!!!!