Being married opened up new horizons for me when it came to laundry. Gone were the days of maybe just throwing the colors AND the whites in the same load to save time and money... gone too were overloading, and just ripping everything out of the wash and throwing them into the dryer. You see, certain things just can't be dried. And some things needed to be put into little mesh bags so they wouldn't be damaged. It all used to be so simple! Well, with the arrival of the little wonder (really more beginning during pregnancy), my wife has certainly let up a little in her laundry demands because much of the laundry-related extra care and energy goes towards the tiny laundry.
The sheer volume of the tiny laundry is impressive, especially given the fact that the laundry is so very tiny. Normal adult-sized articles in this magnitude would surely fill up many hampers and subsequently washers, causing great stress and hair pulling. But the tiny laundry usually fits in two or three loads- and only that because of the tiny sheets and tiny towels. And let's not forget the tiny laundry gets its own special detergent, and NO drier sheets.
It's perpetual. I mean, how many clothes and linens could a tiny baby possibly go through? Well, between food spills, external pooping episodes, flash-flood like drooling sessions, spit up events- A LOT. Funny how the drawers teeming with tiny outfits, quickly become empty, and we find ourselves back in front of the machines, watching the tiny laundry dance and spin. I hate doing laundry, but it's nearly impossible to be overly grumpy when you pick up to fold a tiny pair of pants or socks- especially when there's something like "I love Daddy" printed on them.
About those tiny socks- socks are one of those things when doing our normal-sized laundry, I don't care if they fall on the floor as I take them out of the drier... I mean sure the laundry room floor can be dusty, but hey- the socks just go on our feet, so no big deal. Well, not so with the tiny laundry. While those socks still just go on the feet, the fact is those feet go in the mouth! So special attention must be paid to keep the socks as clean as possible. Tiny baby mouths can't go in the wash, although that does give me an idea...
So the tiny laundry will keep coming. Although it will get less tiny, hopefully the spitting up and pooping on the clothes will decrease over time, thereby holding the amount to a minimum. But with a teenage girl, I am sure mulitple outfits per day will be in order... whoa, hold on there.. just aged myself... let's stick with tiny laundry for as long we can.
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