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When multi-tasking goes awry

Item One: The freshly fed newborn

Item Two: The freshly washed and folded laundry

The Goal

The Logical Solution

The Obvious Outcome

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Comments (43)

HAHAHA! Sorry about having to do laundry twice, but very funny...

have a great weekend.

Posted by sarah a. | March 21, 2008 9:34 AM

Ack! Where's Owen?

Posted by Jennifer | March 21, 2008 9:40 AM

ACK! How adorable is he in that basket!?!? I want to eat him up!! So dang cute Beth!

Posted by js | March 21, 2008 9:54 AM

Ohhhhh! I would have picked the obvious solution as well. You poor thing. But, um.. It IS funny!

Posted by k8 | March 21, 2008 10:13 AM

Whoops.....So not laughing at you....well, maybe just a little :-)
The picture of Owen in that basket makes up for having to rewash the laundry, right?

Posted by diane | March 21, 2008 10:29 AM

Hilarious!

Posted by Gwen | March 21, 2008 10:32 AM

Hilarious!

Posted by Gwen | March 21, 2008 10:32 AM

Oh dear! He looks like he enjoyed being in the laundry basket though.

Posted by Katherine | March 21, 2008 10:45 AM

It works better if you put him in the basket of dirty clothes. At least that's the way I always did it. Hee. Makes me miss those days. Now none of the boys would fit. :(

Posted by justAcliche | March 21, 2008 10:48 AM

Don't you think putting him in the washing machine is a little harsh?

Posted by statia | March 21, 2008 10:51 AM

HA!!

Posted by chatty cricket | March 21, 2008 10:52 AM

I have pics like that framed and hanging in my laundry room. I miss when my kiddos were that small. I WANT A BAAAAAAAAAAABY!

Posted by mymilabean@gmail.com | March 21, 2008 11:01 AM

Thankfully, he's still at that age where you can just toss him and the clothes both back into the washer and collectively clean all of the Owen-urp off of everything in one go.

I'm assuming that's what you meant by the last picture.

Posted by You can call me, 'Sir' | March 21, 2008 11:41 AM

Looks like you wasted money on a baby carrier when he OBVIOUSLY loves that laundry basket so much!!

Posted by Stephanie | March 21, 2008 11:55 AM

I hope you put in extra softener... those babies wrinkle so easily nowadays... ;)

Sorry you had to do laundry 2 times...

Posted by Karen | March 21, 2008 12:41 PM

awwww....the extra laundry was worth it to get those adorable photos.

Posted by Kate | March 21, 2008 12:44 PM

Thanks for making me smile today! I'm sorry for your trouble,but it sure did make my day seem a little less bad. :)

Posted by Courtney | March 21, 2008 1:17 PM

Ha! Who didn't see THAT coming... Though by all rights it should've been Owen-DOODY rather than Owen-urp all over the clean laundry!! ;)

Posted by KT | March 21, 2008 1:47 PM

Cute! Kickin' washer setup.

Posted by Brad | March 21, 2008 2:09 PM

How flippin' happy does Owen look to be in that basket?! That grin almost makes up for doing the laundry x2 :-)

Posted by GreenCanary | March 21, 2008 2:13 PM

I so did not get you had to do laundry twice. I thought you washed Owen.

Posted by jodi | March 21, 2008 2:16 PM

I've tried that before, and it just never works out as well as I'd like, either.

On the plus side, your washing machine is beautiful. I have laundry envy.

Posted by julie | March 21, 2008 2:47 PM

This was sooo cute! He looked so happy in the basket!

Posted by Goldberry | March 21, 2008 3:20 PM

Little Dude was such a spitter-upper, that there was no way I would have even attempted your goal.

Seeing that cute little boy in the basket is worth doing the laundry, I think. ;-)

Posted by RC | March 21, 2008 3:33 PM

that was too funny!

Posted by Punk Rock Mom | March 21, 2008 3:59 PM

Yeah, but you still have to hang him out to dry. I tried laying flat to dry, but they are too squirmy for that ;)

I have totally done that before. Except the rewashing. I guess not having stairs helped make for a shorter trip!

Posted by sweethomealagirl | March 21, 2008 5:30 PM

My kid is TWO and I still do this. Although, not as easy as I used to.

Posted by Isabel | March 21, 2008 5:39 PM

this is why i love you
:)

Posted by ali | March 21, 2008 5:50 PM

Yes, but we love seeing Owen now that he's been sprung and from his Mama's womb!

Posted by Maribeth | March 21, 2008 5:56 PM

What an exceptionally funny post. Bummer on the extra laundry. Yay on the ecstatic looking child.

Posted by Stimey | March 21, 2008 7:45 PM

Hahaha oh Beth. Sympathy and hilarity all in one post ;-) He is just so super cute.

Posted by Heather | March 21, 2008 8:13 PM

How adorable! He looks so happy to be in the laundry basket.

Posted by angela | March 21, 2008 9:56 PM

OMG - I've done that too! But, not the double-washing-of-the-load part. Sucky for you. :(

Posted by Holly | March 21, 2008 10:13 PM

Oh, your pictures make this oh so funny. But if it would have happened to me? Oh, the tears. And the cursing.

Posted by Sam | March 22, 2008 12:18 AM

That was hilarious. Well done :).

Posted by Katy | March 22, 2008 9:18 AM

HA! That made my day.

Posted by Eric's Mommy | March 22, 2008 9:52 AM

I've done that or something quite similar but you make it a much better story.

The pictures say it all. How did Owen enjoy the washer?

Posted by ann adams | March 22, 2008 3:13 PM

Too funny. He was having fun though.

Posted by Maria | March 24, 2008 8:27 AM

You can tell I 1. am fried of late, 2. am a dumbarse in general, 3. not had an infant in a while, that I had to read the comments to even figure out what you meant.

Posted by Aimee Greeblemonkey | March 24, 2008 3:13 PM

I totally feel your pain, but this was so completely funny!!! thanks! :)

Posted by shaz | March 25, 2008 10:05 AM

I love the look on Owen's face!

Posted by Becky | March 25, 2008 11:21 AM

Did you take the picture of Owen the laundry basket before the outcome?

Posted by linda | March 25, 2008 2:07 PM

I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to put your baby in the washer but your secret is safe with me.

Posted by Jenny, Bloggess | March 26, 2008 7:34 AM