The Husband and I thought that once Lydia arrived, our more swarthy habits would phase out on their own. That has proven to not be the case.<\/p>\n
After a particularly loud burp while holding the girlie, we decided we should do something to curb our habits. The ‘quarter in a jar’ trick was quickly ruled out due to lack of quarters. Then I pounced on a plan.<\/p>\n
“Okay, if I burp or cuss I have to wash the bottles (usually The Husband’s job) and if you burp or cuss you have to clean out the litter box (usually my job).”<\/p>\n
“Whoa,” replies The Husband.<\/p>\n
We had to think about it a minute before agreeing to the plan with farts added in. Both of these chores are completed on a daily basis and are abhorred by the other party. As a bonus, if one commits an error and is doomed to an extra chore, then all the more incentive for the other party to not commit a foul. <\/p>\n
I knew I was going to be the first person to mess up. I knew this because while thinking I was going to mess up, “mess” wasn’t the word I was using in my mind.<\/p>\n
Not ten minutes later, however, I was proven wrong when a loud belch was heard. I looked up to see a shocked expression on The Husband’s face, holding a smiling Lydia. He totally cleaned the litter box.<\/p>\n
Of course, just as he was finishing up, I let loose with a loud belch while playing on the floor with Lydia. I found myself in the kitchen soon after, washing a mess of bottles and pump paraphernalia. <\/p>\n
This is going to be really hard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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