Sounding Off on Bathrooms and Plates

Here's a couple of questions...why are bathrooms SO LOUD?!! Sophia has been sick again this week (we are still waiting for blood work results but so far we know she has a UTI) and as a result she has been very clingy. This is not the problem. The problem comes when it is bath time and I can't give her all of my attention because I also have to take care of James (Jim is working this week). She has been screaming so loudly that I know my hearing has been damaged. It doesn't help that bathrooms have the tendency to echo and enhance sound. I think builders should put in sound proofing in all bathrooms. This could benefit people on so many levels!

My other question is...why hasn't anybody developed a plate for children that will actually stay put on the table. There are many suction-bottom plates on the market. I think I have bought every single one of them. So far I have not found a single one that works. James, my adorable, sweet, handsome, loving, messy, destructive little guy, has turned dinner time (and play time) into ... a very creative activity. What doesn't make it into his mouth gets caught in his bib. However, what he decides to do with the food he doesn't want in his mouth gets put into his hair and also thrown around the room. When he is done throwing the food, he picks up his plate and tosses it on the floor. Interestingly enough, being somewhat OCD, this doesn't bother me too much (of course as a result I don't feed him red jello or any soups). However, it would be nice if we could do away with the plate throwing. None of the plates with the suctions on them work and I think maybe Jim and I should develop one. You would think it wouldn't be that hard to do but it must be because no one has come up with a good one yet.