The Great Pajama Adventureby Tristi Pinkston | More from this Blogger 09 Jun 2008 06:00 PM Necessity is, indeed, the mother of invention. I know this because I have four very inventive children and I, as their mother, have done a great many things out of necessity to keep them alive and me sane. Take, for instance, what I did last night. My three-year-old is the most darling little toddler boy you'll ever meet. I can give you a money-back guarantee on that. He's also the most mischievous, monkey-like little boy on the planet. (I think God makes the most rascally little boys also the cutest ones - it saves their lives.) Lately, he's gotten in the habit of taking off his pajamas before going to sleep. This wasn't really a problem because he didn't take off his diaper, but last night the diaper came off and then it was a problem. My husband was the lucky one who got to deal with the resulting . . . um . . . complications, while I tried my hardest to find a pin. See, when you put the baby in a sleeper, you can then put a pin (I prefer diaper pins, personally - they don't come open as easily) through their pajamas and through the hole in the zipper pull, thereby trapping the child in their pajamas. You're wondering how I know this? Well, let's say his older brother was a poop painter and leave it at that. Back to the matter at hand. The child was cleaned up and the sleeper was reinstated. I had no pin. The brain began to whirl. How to keep the pajamas on the child so he couldn't remove his diaper again. . . I took a needle and thread and sewed him into his pajamas. It's not as drastic as it sounds - I just made a few stitches up at the top, looped the thread through the zipper pull, and then made a few more stitches at the same time. It is a little bit odd to have to snip your child out of his clothing in the morning, but I'd sure rather do that than deal with the resulting . . . consequences. Isn't motherhood fun sometimes? Related Blogs: Top Ten Signs Someone Has Just Come Off a Mission Top Ten Ways Not to Visit Teach! Learn more about Tristi Pinkston  I've been a blogger for Families.com since August of 2006. Relevantlds tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Discuss this article
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