Green splashed in the loo!

Nearly two years ago for Christmas, Santa brought Lindsay her two favorite babies. They are Fisher Price Little Mommy newborn twins, but to Lindsay they are Pink and Green. The picture here shows Pink on a hayride at the pumpkin farm last month. Lindsay alternates between which of the babies she prefers, and that baby gets the favored spot of being the baby who gets to go places.

Right now she likes Green the best, and she takes Green everywhere. She carries Green to the backyard, where Green gets to swing and go down the slide. She puts Green in the basket of her Dora tricycle and rides with her to the park. Green goes to school with Lindsay, and has gone to dancing lessons, to the airport, to many stores. Yes, Green gets around.

But a few nights ago Green went somewhere new.

I told Lindsay to use the bathroom in preparation for going to bed. A minute or so later Lindsay's voice cut through my own musings.

"Green splashed in the water!" she said in an obviously excited voice. At first it didn't dawn on me what had happened.

But a moment later, she let out a little scream and cry and repeated, "Green splashed in the water!" I suddenly realized what Lindsay was saying and I ran down the hall to the rescue. Sure enough, there was Green, her head and part of her body floating in the toilet. Fortunately it was a clean toilet, as Lindsay was climbing onto the toilet with Green in her hands when Green took her plunge. But it was still the toilet, and my brain went "Ewwww!" before I plucked the baby out.

Of course, Green went directly into the washer with a generous pouring of bleach. Usually I have to spirit Pink and Green away for several hours to wash them. But this time, Lindsay knowingly let me take Green away to wash her. I assured her that Green would be clean and ready for play by the morning. The next day, Lindsay asked about Green as soon as she saw me. Green still smelled slightly of bleach, but was otherwise unfazed by her swim the night before. And she still had a big smile on her face. I swear, nothing bothers that baby.