On a walk, Valentine’s Day 2009
Just when you think that the “terrible two’s” are here (or “terrific two’s as Ms. Marilyn likes to call it), your child goes and changes back to their normal self. LOL
The other day Kwabena came home with a note from Ms. Marilyn saying:
“….he is a good listener and is cooperating, and did excellent all day. As a matter of fact, he is too good to be true :)”
Wow, what a great compliment to receive about my child! I wholeheartedly agree. Where did this beautiful specimen come from??
Today he came home with another note that said:
“He follows directions well and uses his manners and his very polite and cooperative.”
Awww…..That’s my baby! 🙂
I have also started realizing how smart this kid is. Okay, I’ve always known he was super smart, but the kinds of things he is doing lately just blow me away. For example, the other night I had to remind him what felt like 10,000 times to pick up his toys. After repeated warnings went unnoticed, I told him that if he didn’t listen, he was not getting a story before bed. He semi-acted like he cared, but it obviously wasn’t enough to get him to do what I wanted him to do.
Next thing I know, he walked to his room and he had crawl up into his bed….with a book…covered himself up….(umm, he never does this)….and innocently stated to me, “I read a book myself.”
Since when did his little toddler brain allow him to reason that, no, he doesn’t need Mommy to read him a book; he can read one himself, so take that, Mommy, and all your useless threats……?
I walked out into the living room and laughed my ass off to Kwasi, then straight-faced returned to Kwabena’s room and told him he still needed to go clean up his toys. After more joking off, I got stern, and he wailed, “You not being very nice to me, Mommy!” as he flung his toys into his toy box. But you know what?? His toys got picked up.
And no, he didn’t get a story that night. But you know what else?? He didn’t give a shit, anyhow! He want right on to sleep!
I guess next time I need to find something more desireable to take away when he doesn’t listen.
🙂
Anyhow, yesterday he made me laugh. I brought his jammies to him and told him it’s time to get dressed. He said to me, “No, Mommy, I want a choice.”
A choice?? Since when did choices mean so much to him??
Yes, I am known to give Kwabena choices: “Do you want to wear the blue underwear or the black ones?” But to hear him ask for a choice….was hilarious! I questioned him about what a “choice” was. He responded, “You know…do you want this one or that one.” (He actually said “you know”!)
I went and got another jammie shirt and let him choose the one he wanted to wear.
I have read that kids thrive when given choices. Of course, the parents have to give choices that are within the choices you select for them. But they don’t know that; all they know is that they are making decisions for themselves. It will help later in life when they have bigger decisions to decide for themselves and they need the independence to decide for themselves.
Anyhow, all else is well. I am sorry I haven’t been keeping up the blog as frequently as I usually do. I have been extremely busy in the evenings, focused on my baby accessories business, Mellow Joe. It takes up a lot of time in the evenings–time that I used to use for blogging. The only way that I got on here tonight (at now 1:27 a.m.) is that I ran out of brown thread for the carriers I’m working on!
Good night! 🙂
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