Houston, we have a problem. I screwed up and accidentally allowed the Toddler to figure out that she can get in and out of the new car by herself. Now she HAS to do it herself. Getting in the car itself is no big thing since it sits approximately 4.1241 inches off the ground. The bigger challenge, of course, is getting from the car floor into her really high up car seat. That little project takes well over 5 minutes and 29 seconds (not that I'm timing it or anything). Getting down is the exact same slooooooooow as molassssssses project.

Because the Toddler is in fact a toddler, any attempts at assisting this little project so that we can, you know, maybe go somewhere in a timely manner are met with a series of screeches, howls, tears, and then there's all the ways that the Toddler demonstrates her displeasure with me for so much as trying to blow on her back in hopes of speeding things up. She ain't having help. No way.

The problem? I now need to add just over five minutes to all car rides. So, if I'm taking her to daycare in the morning, we have our loading and unloading process, totally nearly 11 minutes. I don't have 11 minutes to spare in the morning. And I'm NOT getting up any earlier just so the kid has time to get in the car. Add in a repeat loading and unloading process when I pick her up from daycare, and now I'm out 22 minutes. I don't have 22 minutes to spare in a day.

I'm thinking I need to apply for a minimum of an extra 20 to 30 minutes in each day just so that I can maintain a semblance of sanity. Who do I need to talk to so that I can get that process rolling?