What To Do When Your Baby Wants To Be an Electrician in Training

Run for the hills… you probably shouldn’t do that, since someone would call child services on you and then you would never see your little electrician again. What you should do is baby proof like crazy. That is what we did. You see, Britanny doesn’t seem to mind that there are 2 dogs running around our house or that one of them keeps food in her bowl. No, the important things to her are the little cords running behind things that mommy and daddy always pull her away from. She just knows that they are forbidden- which of course makes them the most exciting thing in the room.

When you have a tiny electrician wanna-be you can’t just pick them up and move them some other place (they will crawl back sooner than you can say “wasn’t it nice when they just lay on the floor”). You can’t just put a book or a toy in front of them. You see, these toys don’t fall into the baby code of awesome toys. For one, they aren’t forbidden. This is basically a deal-breaker, since only the coolest of toys make it past the “not-forbidden” stage. Secondly, they just aren’t as funny-looking as the little snakes winding all around the room. Thirdly, mommy wants you to play with this. Therefore, there must be something better out there!

There is only one time when you will be safe from your electrician:  when they are in that peaceful state we all desire. Unfortunately for me Britanny sleeps about as much as she leaves electrical cords alone. So now not only do I have a mini electrician infant following me around, but its one that never sleeps. This deadly combination means that not only am I wiped at the end of the day, but that I spend all my free time making sure cords are hidden from Britanny’s discerning eyes.
So hopefully the day will come with Britanny is no longer interested in electrical cords, where she ignores the tempting snake lying behind the furniture, choosing instead one of the dozens of toys awaiting her approval and attention. Until then, I guess I am blessed with an electrician in training- at least she isn’t trying to light fires or jump off tables. I’ll take what I can get.