Two strikes, you're out!

Last night we put Emma to bed like normal. Her usual routine is to jabber for about 20 minutes with a few outbursts thrown in for dramatic effect. Our usual routine is to ignore all the afore mentioned and let her fall soundly asleep.

At one point during her bedtime soliloquy, I clearly heard Emma yell, "Mommy! mommy!" A little strange, a little more urgent, but I ignored it nonetheless (bad mom!).

Around 10pm we heard whimpering and Joel decided to check it out. Joel summoned me to Emma's room and that's where we found a buck naked toddler with pajamas (footed sleeper w/ zipper and snap tab) and diaper laid neatly outside her crib, on the floor. Of course I had to snap a picture.

We both found this mildly funny and slightly cute until we realized that a load of laundry and change of sheets was necessary.

It became even less funny when it happened again, today, during nap time.

In an effort to beat the tactics of a 20 month old, we discussed various options including duct tape (which my brother actually used in this same situation), but decided that a simple onesie might do the trick. Time will tell. We'll see what happens tonight.