Sunday night, I am getting Simi ready for bed. We are in her room reading books and the phone rings. It was my best friend calling to tell me she is pregnant! (Congrats, Soumya!) I chit-chat with her for 20 mins or so. Then head back to Simi's room to put her to bed.
OMG!!! The girl has put blobs of Vicks and Vaseline all over herself. In her hair, on her chest, on her face, everywhere!!! There are blobs of vaseline on the carpet. It was a mess. Such a mess.
And I had just given her a bath and put her in her pajamas.
Let me tell you that once you get that mixture all over you, its not coming off. Nothing will get it off. I had to wipe her down with towels, wipes, napkins. And she was still sticky, icky sticky!
Why did she do this? She thought she was helping me out. It is my bedtime ritual for her. I put some vaseline on her dry skin, and rub some Vicks on her chest to make her sleep better (when she has colds).
Oh, the joys of motherhood!