Poor Keegan.....

My poor little man. He is so afflicted. Yea, right! Well, he isn't really afflicted, but the poor kid has it in for his bottom lip. Ever since he fell at the playground earlier last month, he hasn't been able to stop! I think he is trying to ruin his mouth - he has been falling and injuring his mouth since he was 8 months old. Today, Zach was getting him ready for a nap at the start of the afternoon session of General Conference. He was taking him to the bathroom, and I was down watching conference. All of a sudden, I hear this huge THUNK followed by screaming.... always a favorite thing to hear, you know? So what happened you ask?

He fell in the toilet.

Yep, my son fell head first into the toilet. In moments like these, I am grateful for water-saving toilets. If it had been the regular toilets, I'm sure he would have had a mouthful of.....well, toilet water. Ick. Now, some of you may be wondering how this happened. Keegan likes to use the bathroom like a real man - standing up. Thanks to my dad, who showed him the benefits of standing up when we were potty training him some 18 months ago. And as we have progressed down the road of independence, he has gone from standing on a stool, to standing on tiptoe and having fabulous aim. Sorry if any of this is over-sharing, but you have to have some background. Anyway, while preparing to go, he was standing on tiptoe and started to lean forward to grasp the back of the toilet to brace himself.... he missed, his stocking feet slipped on the floor, and down he went. Only problem was, since he had his hands up to reach for the back of the toilet, they weren't there to break his fall!! So in he went. His head didn't actually make it all the way in, but he did manage to smack his face on the side enough that it sunk his teeth into his bottom lip (again, like the 4th time in the last six weeks). His right arm did make it into the water however, and he was wet clear up past his elbow. Zach was convinced he was going to get some infectious disease, but so far, so good. This conference will always be a memorable one. We missed the first hour, because Keegan was so traumatized. He was crying and saying "I fell in the toilet, I fell in the toilet!" Am I so awful as a mother that I kept laughing whenever he would say it? It's just not something you hear everyday.

Other than that excitement, conference weekend was fabulous! I love to listen to our prophets and apostles speak. I always feel so peaceful and calm when I listen to them. I love President Eyring, and I am so excited for him to be in the First Presidency. I was able to shake his hand when I was at Ricks College (one among hundreds of students) but it was amazing how even though he was shaking TONS of hands, he still made me feel like I was someone special when he looked in my eyes and shook my hand. I think it's because he truly cares about each and every one of us, as do the rest of the apostles and the First Presidency.
Oh I almost forgot - Keegan was asking the name of everyone that spoke during conference and would repeat them if he saw them later. When he saw President Monson later in the conference, he goes "Look Mom, it's President Monster!!"