terror in the bathtub

i was giving the girls a bath this morning when sudden chaos broke out. madeleine had pushed the button that turns on the jets in the tub, causing loud noises, accompanied by water spraying everywhere (the tub wasn't all the way full, so the jet holes were only partially submerged, as well as jets of water attacking the girls). i was sitting right there, so it only lasted about two seconds before i turned everything off, but it was long enough to send both girls into a screaming fit. randy even came into the bathroom to check if everything was okay.

i, being the sympathetic mother that i am, said to madeleine, "i told you not to push that button."

and then i comforted them.

quite frankly, i'm surprised it's never happened before. it is a big button, sitting right at eye level when the girls are bathing. what child can resist that? but i don't think she'll ever do it again.

it reminded me of when madeleine tried to climb out of her crib the first time. she fell on her head, cried for a couple minutes, and never tried to climb out again.

terror, without serious injury, is a great deterrent.