ouch finger sticker

Nothing is more anticipated to Miles than the morning shower - MY morning shower.

From the moment he could breathe he made it very clear that he cannot tolerate being alone on the other side of the shower door. Over the months this has evolved from the simple need to keep the door open a crack with him and his bouncer in vision, to Miles and toys arranged on the shower rug close enough to feel the mist, to the persistent opening and closing of the shower door and kamikaze toys, to finally the frequent occurrence of having a diapered and clothed boy climb INTO the shower.

The precautionary routine these days is to declothe Miles prior to my shower, shut all enticing drawers and doors and exits in the bathroom, pull out a box of neglected toys and hope. (That today he might stay dry.)

Yesterday was an inside the shower with mommy day...which was decided, apparently, right as I had rinsed my last. With Miles content, I allowed him to continue my shower even after I was out and dressed. This worked surprisingly well. 10 extra minutes of sitting in the stream of water all by himself. Mommy's shampoo, daddy's body wash - he felt like such a big boy! But today...

Today he seemed content to sit outside the shower and lean only his top half in to splash and address the architecture of the drain. Hair and shoulders soaking, but sparing the fresh diaper. The mishap occurred when Miles poked his fingers a bit too far down said drain. This produced a yell. This is typical. But when I tried to help the fingers out it came to my attention that they were wedged in there quite thoroughly. Upon the rescue of the fingers Miles had tears. This caused me to pick him up (fresh diaper no longer spared) and kiss the offence.

The outcome of the incident: a bleeding finger with peeled skin and a phone call to daddy. Miles recovered approximately 2 minutes after regaining the possession of his fingers due to therapeutic cuddling and good advice from daddy - "he needs a band aid!"