Finding Time

As most parents know, it's difficult to do anything that takes your attention away from a needy child. Colsen has separation anxiety and when he doesn't it's because he's finding a mess to make or mischief to get into. Each day it's quite a chore for me to get away and take a shower. As I see it, I have 3 options.

1. Ideally, he takes a nap while I shower. I know he's not going to get himself into anything when he's laying there passed out. Unfortunately, he never has the heavy eyes when it's time for me to shower...

2. I can lock him in the bathroom with me and let him cry it out. When he's crying, I don't have to see him to know where he is. Plus when Colsen is crying he just stands there concentrating on pouring out the tears. But this is kind of mean, and with the acoustics in the bathroom, it's not ideal for my ears or my sanity.

3. Our best option is to do it Marco Polo style. You know, the swimming pool game. Obviously he doesn't necessarily get this concept nor can he say Polo, but this is what we usually do. When I haven't heard him make any noise in a while, I yell "Colsen, say Hey!" He then usually yells something back. Lets me know that he is not unconscious and still out there somewhere.

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