Ever try getting ready for work with a rambunctious nine-month-old teetering around? That's the challenge I face now that my baby Noah is crawling/pulling himself up/getting into everything!
My husband and seven-year-old daughter are usually long gone by the time I have to start pulling myself together, so there's no extra hands around. I usually try and put Noah in the exersaucer in my bedroom while I watch him from the master bath. But he's getting to the point where that thing bores him... he'd rather be out, exploring.
Not good for mommy, because looking good is a crucial part of my job. If I don't have time to flat-iron out the kinks or slap some makeup on, viewers just might call the station complaining that I look like a bag lady.
(No joke. That actually happens. Can you imagine?)
But recently on one of my days off, I made a wonderful discovery! I was watching an episode of Sesame Street with my son, and he sat there, absolutely riveted. I put him in his exersaucer, and he couldn't take his eyes of Elmo.
So now, I can put him in his exersaucer and play a DVR'd episode and he'll just sit there until Mommy finishes up with her primping. In fact, I sometimes think I may be actually bothering him if I try talking to him while Sesame Street is on.
So here's to Sesame Street! I loved it myself as a kid. My older kid loved it. And now my baby is officially on board.
God bless the people who work behind the scenes there, and the work they do!
