Tonight Elliott's bath/bedtime routine was in full swing. I started the bath water, handed Elliott a rubber ducky, went into the nursery, and set out a new diaper & clean onesie next to his crib. I laid Elliott down on his back and took off his onesie then his diaper. I swooped him up into my arms, grabbing the dirty onesie and turning toward the hamper where I was going to drop it before heading into the bathroom. Then it happened. The surprise of cool liquid. Mom jumps and screams. Baby's eyes widen in shock. Mom tries to calm baby while stepping into the view of a full-body mirror to assess the damage done. It seemed to all happen within a matter of milliseconds. While searching the mirror I thought, "How long did I last? Quick--what's the date? July 16th. I lasted 7 months 15 days before I got sprayed!" Almost immediately after calculating the amount of time I had remained "Pee Free", I began to realize that I wasn't that wet. In fact, I only had a tiny amount of liquid near my right shoulder, where Elliott's head was, and then on my left arm near my elbow, where Elliott's hand was. The hand that was holding the rubber ducky. He gave the ducky another shake. A trickle of water ran out of the whole in the bottom. I grabbed the ducky and waved it through the air. It sprayed me with water! I had been sprayed, but not at all by Elliott!! The green, blue, and white striped ducky was the culprit!! I quickly remembered that Elliott was diaper-less and whisked him away to the bathtub as to avoid a real spraying.
"How long before he sprays me?" So far - 7 months 15 days and counting!
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