Yesterday I was with the kids at Target and we were walking through the dog food isle (our biggest joy in shopping because Frankie and Joey both love to look at the doggy faces on the boxes and bags and squeeze the chew toys), when Joey found and picked up a toy car that was left in the wrong section of the store. It was a little Hot Wheels car - a new obsession of Joey's - and he felt he had to have it.
We have never had any problems while shopping of Joey wanting something and begging for it, or making a big scene about not buying something. His tantrums have never been related to wanting a toy and not being able to get it. However, he was fixated on this car - a little Snoopy and the Peanuts 'Winter Wonderland' car with red skis painted on top. He asked me if we could get it, and I told him no and that we had plenty of cars at home and even some Hot Wheels, and he should be thankful for everything that he has. "But," I told him, "You can hold it the whole time we shop!" As he held the car, his intense love for it grew and he began incessantly badgering me to buy it for him.
"I'll make you a deal." I told him. "We will go take the car to a special box that will tell us the price. If the car costs one dollar or less, we can buy it. If it costs more than a dollar, we won't buy it."
"Where's the box?"
"We'll find it along our shopping trip. We're not going to go now. You just hold onto it until we get there."
"Where's the box?"
"If you ask me where the box is one more time, you can't hold the car anymore."
*wiggling around, dying to ask me when we're going to the box*
I almost passed the red 'scan item' box, but was reminded by the look in Joey's eye that we needed to do this, and SOON!
"Ah, here's the box." I said. "Hand me the car and let's check together."
--------$5.50--------
"The car costs $5.50. That's much more than $1.00. Daddy and I didn't plan to spend money buying a car this day, especially one that costs so much of the money daddy earns at Nvidia. I'm sorry that it was more than $1.00. We can't buy the car today."
Joey, thoughtful, looks up at me hopefully and says, "But, mommy! Counting to five is SUPER fast. It's not hard. It's really really easy. Watch! I'll show you. 1,2,3,4,5. There! Five! Now we have five!"
"Counting and having money are two different things. I know you can count to five quickly, but that's not what money is."
"But, it is fast."
"Yes, Joey. It is fast."
"Why can't you spend your money on this car? It's only five!"
"When we spend daddy's money, mommy tries to be careful about what we spend it on. We want to spend it on things that will benefit our whole family, not just one person - things like food, medicine, our new van, and gas. Things that are only for one of us are for special occasions like birthdays. Maybe you can ask for this vehicle for your birthday! That would be special."
"Ya. But, I just want to have it right now."
"I know, buddy."
"I can just hold it until we leave."
"That sounds good."
When we got to the till, Joey put the car on the conveyor belt with a mischievous look in his eye.
He motioned for me to move in closer and put his face close to mine.
"Mommy, don't tell the woman that the car is on the conveyor belt. Don't tell her. Just leave it there, okay?"
"I can leave it for now, but we're going to have to take it off and tell her that we're not going to be buying it when it's our turn."
"No. No, mommy. Mommy. Just don't tell her and then she'll get it for us! She won't know!"
"Joey," (laughing) "That's not how it works! She scans our items right here (as I show him a bar code of one of the things we're buying) and it comes up with a price on her computer. Then, mommy pays for it all at the end."
"Ya, but if you don't tell her, maybe she'll just put it in the bag! I think she will! She's going to do it! OHhhh! I think she's going to doooo it!!!!"
"Joey, it's not going to work! It doesn't work like that."
"Mommy. Mommy. Just leave it, okay? Just leave it on there. She'll get it for us. She won't even see it! I don't think she's even going to see it! Ohhhh! She doesn't see it!!!"
When it was our turn, I told the lady that we're not going to be purchasing that car and Joey put his hands on his head, "Ahh! Mommy! She wouldn't have seen it. You shouldn't have said anything."
It was soooo funny.
We decided to put it on his birthday wishlist when we got home.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Friday, May 5, 2017
Lately
Ah! it's been months since I wrote a blog post. I'm gonna start with some things Joey says/has said to try to remember themmmm.
"Mommy, have you ever had an adult in your tummy?"
"No, that sounds uncomfortable! Have you?"
"No. Mommy? Is the baby girl going to be a mommy?"
"Probably some day! We don't know yet!"
"I can't wait for the baby to be my mommy!"
*wakes up out of a dead sleep*
"Mommy! I know what I need! I know exactly what I want!"
"What's that, sweetie?"
"I teeny, tiny. like the smallest red truck. Sooo small. Really, really small. That's all I want."
"Did you see one somewhere? Or were you just thinking about it?"
"I was just thinking about it."
"How small is small?"
*holds fingers sooo close together so there's the tiniest gap of air possible and squints eyes*
"This small. This is how small I want it. Just as tiny as it can be."
J: do you want an owie Frankie?
F: Ya
J: Are you sure? They hurt
F: Ya
J: They hurt and you'll have them for your whole life
There are SO many more awesome things that Joey says on, like, a daily basis, but alas I haven't written even one of them down, so I only remember the ones that stick out from the last two days. I need to start writing down more because I know they'll be so fun for him to look at when he's older.
Also, lately he's been acting SO grown up with just the way he talks. For instance, I asked him if he wanted to play a game with me and he replied,
"Ya, sure. Which game were you thinking of?"
"I was thinking we could play Zingo."
"Sure. I mean, if you really want to, we could play that game." (with hand gestures and a slightly furrowed brow)
"We don't have to play that. Did you have something else in mind?"
"I would prefer to play Uno."
It just felt like I was talking to a way older kid and not a three year old who cries over me not watching him put his pants on and it was sooo weird. I feel like that's a conversation I'll never forget, not because it was remarkable in any way, but because it was the first time I saw Joey as growing up into a kid and not being a toddler anymore.
What else is new with my Joey? He's into trying new things all the time at the park, like climbing to the top of things and he's really observing older kids and trying out things that they're doing. It really amazes me because he's a really cautious kid. He'll try to do a flip over a bar when he sees an older kid do it (like a realllly sad attempt over and over), and ask the kid how they did it and if they can show him again. He's becoming way more outgoing in that way. He'll tell kids things about himself and ask them their names and stuff without me nudging him. It's a totally new experience and I love watching him grow socially! I'm so impressed with his new-found social skills!
Him and Frankie have been fighting a little more lately as she rolls on into the almost two year old age of wanting things her way, independence, and a little bit of attitude. She's so stinkin' cute. It's unreal how sweet and cute she is. And the things she says! And the way she says things with her little raspy voice! She's Joey's little parrot! If he says that blue doggy did something funny and describes it to me, Frankie will chime in and tell me all about what pink bunny did in the exact same way. She's forever wanting to be included in everything Joey's doing and always pats her chest with both hands, saying, "Me, too! Me, too!"
She's the ultimate bedtime staller. Stuart and I FINALLY have a handle on it (I think...) but, it was bad for a couple weeks there. Like, she would scream and freak out at bed time for LITERALLY HOURS and NOTHING we would do would satisfy her because she was just... well, not wanting to go to bed and that's really what her issue was. There was nothing actually wrong. Completely opposite of Joey, she HATES going to bed. Like, ever.
I thought the funniest thing ever was, after being frustrated on and off for hours, I had caved and rocked her to sleep and was just putting her limp, asleep body in bed, when she deliriously raised her hand, started to cry, and said, "Hang nail, mommy! Hang nail!" hahahahahahaha! Joey's OBSESSED with having hang nails, so she figured it would be a good excuse to get out of bed. ohh my gosh, it was really hilarious. I like actually started laughing out loud.
Annnnnnd - what else? We've been doing lots of fun things lately outdoors. I LOVE spring/summer here. There's always so much to do with your kids! Lots of REALLY cool parks that literally cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to design and are amazing, free, and open to the public, and a bunch of great water places to take your kids (the beach OBVIOUSLY being the number one).
Here are some pics of me and the kids lately:
"Mommy, have you ever had an adult in your tummy?"
"No, that sounds uncomfortable! Have you?"
"No. Mommy? Is the baby girl going to be a mommy?"
"Probably some day! We don't know yet!"
"I can't wait for the baby to be my mommy!"
*wakes up out of a dead sleep*
"Mommy! I know what I need! I know exactly what I want!"
"What's that, sweetie?"
"I teeny, tiny. like the smallest red truck. Sooo small. Really, really small. That's all I want."
"Did you see one somewhere? Or were you just thinking about it?"
"I was just thinking about it."
"How small is small?"
*holds fingers sooo close together so there's the tiniest gap of air possible and squints eyes*
"This small. This is how small I want it. Just as tiny as it can be."
J: do you want an owie Frankie?
F: Ya
J: Are you sure? They hurt
F: Ya
J: They hurt and you'll have them for your whole life
There are SO many more awesome things that Joey says on, like, a daily basis, but alas I haven't written even one of them down, so I only remember the ones that stick out from the last two days. I need to start writing down more because I know they'll be so fun for him to look at when he's older.
Also, lately he's been acting SO grown up with just the way he talks. For instance, I asked him if he wanted to play a game with me and he replied,
"Ya, sure. Which game were you thinking of?"
"I was thinking we could play Zingo."
"Sure. I mean, if you really want to, we could play that game." (with hand gestures and a slightly furrowed brow)
"We don't have to play that. Did you have something else in mind?"
"I would prefer to play Uno."
It just felt like I was talking to a way older kid and not a three year old who cries over me not watching him put his pants on and it was sooo weird. I feel like that's a conversation I'll never forget, not because it was remarkable in any way, but because it was the first time I saw Joey as growing up into a kid and not being a toddler anymore.
What else is new with my Joey? He's into trying new things all the time at the park, like climbing to the top of things and he's really observing older kids and trying out things that they're doing. It really amazes me because he's a really cautious kid. He'll try to do a flip over a bar when he sees an older kid do it (like a realllly sad attempt over and over), and ask the kid how they did it and if they can show him again. He's becoming way more outgoing in that way. He'll tell kids things about himself and ask them their names and stuff without me nudging him. It's a totally new experience and I love watching him grow socially! I'm so impressed with his new-found social skills!
Him and Frankie have been fighting a little more lately as she rolls on into the almost two year old age of wanting things her way, independence, and a little bit of attitude. She's so stinkin' cute. It's unreal how sweet and cute she is. And the things she says! And the way she says things with her little raspy voice! She's Joey's little parrot! If he says that blue doggy did something funny and describes it to me, Frankie will chime in and tell me all about what pink bunny did in the exact same way. She's forever wanting to be included in everything Joey's doing and always pats her chest with both hands, saying, "Me, too! Me, too!"
She's the ultimate bedtime staller. Stuart and I FINALLY have a handle on it (I think...) but, it was bad for a couple weeks there. Like, she would scream and freak out at bed time for LITERALLY HOURS and NOTHING we would do would satisfy her because she was just... well, not wanting to go to bed and that's really what her issue was. There was nothing actually wrong. Completely opposite of Joey, she HATES going to bed. Like, ever.
I thought the funniest thing ever was, after being frustrated on and off for hours, I had caved and rocked her to sleep and was just putting her limp, asleep body in bed, when she deliriously raised her hand, started to cry, and said, "Hang nail, mommy! Hang nail!" hahahahahahaha! Joey's OBSESSED with having hang nails, so she figured it would be a good excuse to get out of bed. ohh my gosh, it was really hilarious. I like actually started laughing out loud.
Annnnnnd - what else? We've been doing lots of fun things lately outdoors. I LOVE spring/summer here. There's always so much to do with your kids! Lots of REALLY cool parks that literally cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to design and are amazing, free, and open to the public, and a bunch of great water places to take your kids (the beach OBVIOUSLY being the number one).
Here are some pics of me and the kids lately:
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