What! Lost your mittens? You naughty kittens.

Evelyn and Rowan were very naughty this past Sunday. I left them in their room to play for 2 seconds while I rinsed off a stinky diaper downstairs. I walked upstairs to see them both covered in Boudreaux Butt Paste (diaper rash cream).

Judging by the amount of cream applied and the fact that Evelyn had her entire hand submerged in the jar, I'd have to say that she was the main culprit; although her partner in crime, Rowan, was right beside her and covered to a lesser extent.

We laughed, grabbed the camera and took this quick shot before dialing poison control. They were fine and their skin has been extra soft for days. The carpet on the other hand, is another story.

This is the girls' first incident of malice aforethought. Well, technically speaking no one died...unless you count the jar of butt paste...but it is the first time they did something they knew they shouldn't do, but did it anyway. In the very least they acted with mens rea. You may say the girls lacked the intent, but I know better. Those girls have been wanting to get into that jar forever. Seriously, it is something we always have to put up. They will crawl from across the room to try to get it.

And so as I washed off the greasy substance, I couldn't help but feel proud of them too. Don't get me wrong. Bad behavior is not to be encouraged, but from a developmental aspect they are advancing. They are learning how to push their boundaries. That what baby wants may be different from what mommy wants. And that baby can do something that mommy has consistently said baby cannot do. That's a big step. And just the first of many, many more to come.