Little Mischevious

A few days ago, Lorelei decided that the carpet in her bedroom was way too itchy…

So, she climbed into her armoir and proceeded to dump half a bottle of topical Benadryl gel onto the carpet. And, apparently that didn’t completely resolve the issue, so she continued to rub it deep into the carpet – and allover her body.

(Cue us moving all liquids, gels, and creams to the top of said armoire.)

Next day? She felt her hair was in need of some intense moisture repair. So, she climbed up and found the vaseline on top of her armoire. Let me just say, she moisturized her hair REALLY well. I swear, I give her baths. In fact, in the past 3 days, she’s had about 8 hair-washings. And, in case you just found my blog by searching “vaseline in hair” – Well, let me tell you…it’s STILL not out. After shampooing twice, powdering her head with cornstarch, shampooing again with a clarifying shampoo, using hotter-than-normal water, and dawn dish soap….she still looks a little “oily”. Fortunately, it seems to be coming out some. (You can also try RC/coke/pepsi or peanut butter. Those were both on my list to try next, but it’s starting to come out.)

(We immediately moved all liquids to a high shelf in her closet that *I* can barely reach. I’m fairly confident that she wont be able to reach them without a stepping device for a really long time. Like, 2 years.)

Then, the little darling decided she should help clean. She found a spot in the Living Room carpet she thought could use a little help and managed to get the stain remover off of the washer….and treat the carpet…and her legs.

We quickly sprayed her down in the shower, but the contact still left a bit of a rash (which is just now clearing up).

The good news is that along with all of this “helpfulness,” she’s also been showing an interest in doing laundry. The problem is that i keep finding clean dry clothing in the washing machine when I go to throw in wet bathing suits.

I’ll accept that slow progress is still progress, but in the meantime, I think it’s time to TODDLER-PROOF the entire house.

Any ideas where to start? (We’ve already “BABY PROOFED.)