There is something about the toilet that lures Ryan. Maybe it is the shiny white porcelain, maybe it is the water. Maybe there is a Siren that lives in the tank and only he can hear her beautiful song. Whatever it is, he loves to play and/or throw things in it. These are not just opportunistic attempts when the lid is left open, no, these actions are 100% premeditated. You might ask how I know this since he can't talk, believe me I know!
Exhibit One: The cup lid hypothesis
Ryan was playing with the tupperware lids at my mom's house. He was happily playing in the kitchen and had been there for about 15 minutes. Suddenly he jumps up, he runs down the hall through my mom's room and into the master bathroom, lifts the lid, and tosses a handful of lids into the toilet. Then he merrily runs back out to get more. This attempt, however, was thwarted by Grandma who was alerted by the loud bang coming from her bathroom. (That was the first day we used the sanitize button on the dishwasher.)
Exhibit Two: Whitney's toy phenomenon
For some reason Ryan doesn't throw his own toys in the toilet only Whitney's. He will get something from her room then dash into the bathroom and toss it in. Amazingly he is always shocked that he gets in trouble and the toy is taken away. This shock typically doesn't last long because he is side tracked with other toys that can potentially be thrown into the toilet. Whitney is now very good at closing the lid when she is finshed. However, he now trys to toss things in behind her when she is going. If she forgets to close the door or doesn't close it tight enough it isn't long until I hear her screaming to him, "Get back! NOOOO! MOM HELP!" She has lost two toys because I was not willing to wash them. On the bright side, many of our toys are getting cleaned on a regular basis. So feel free to chew on our toys because you shouldn't get sick.
Considering the facts: he takes items from one room to the next, he has to lift the lid, and his toys don't ever get thrown in leads me to believe that he is indeed planning and not just taking advantage of the moment. We now make it a point to shut the bathroom door. This will only work until he is tall enough to open it. Hopefully by that time we will have silenced the Siren.
Exhibit One: The cup lid hypothesis
Ryan was playing with the tupperware lids at my mom's house. He was happily playing in the kitchen and had been there for about 15 minutes. Suddenly he jumps up, he runs down the hall through my mom's room and into the master bathroom, lifts the lid, and tosses a handful of lids into the toilet. Then he merrily runs back out to get more. This attempt, however, was thwarted by Grandma who was alerted by the loud bang coming from her bathroom. (That was the first day we used the sanitize button on the dishwasher.)
Exhibit Two: Whitney's toy phenomenon
For some reason Ryan doesn't throw his own toys in the toilet only Whitney's. He will get something from her room then dash into the bathroom and toss it in. Amazingly he is always shocked that he gets in trouble and the toy is taken away. This shock typically doesn't last long because he is side tracked with other toys that can potentially be thrown into the toilet. Whitney is now very good at closing the lid when she is finshed. However, he now trys to toss things in behind her when she is going. If she forgets to close the door or doesn't close it tight enough it isn't long until I hear her screaming to him, "Get back! NOOOO! MOM HELP!" She has lost two toys because I was not willing to wash them. On the bright side, many of our toys are getting cleaned on a regular basis. So feel free to chew on our toys because you shouldn't get sick.
Considering the facts: he takes items from one room to the next, he has to lift the lid, and his toys don't ever get thrown in leads me to believe that he is indeed planning and not just taking advantage of the moment. We now make it a point to shut the bathroom door. This will only work until he is tall enough to open it. Hopefully by that time we will have silenced the Siren.
4 comments:
Oh! That is too comical. Who would've thought sweet tiny Ryan was capable of such a terrible, horrible, no-good, Very bad thing?
I guess we aren't around enough.
Hahaha! The siren must be audible to all little boys. Or at least Hank, who also hears the call. You are nicer than me, I pretty much always throw the victim toy away. No washing of toilet toys for me. :)
I think the alluring thing of dropping things in the toilet is the "sploosh". Anyway, he's just too cute.
I love to hear about Ryan's mischievious behavior. It is also interesting to learn that Ryan can pick on his big sister at such a young age. Ahh, youth.
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