Lesson's Learned Con't

Yesterday I forgot about two other lessons that Carter learned yesterday. One was that when we dilly dally on our way to nap we go straight to bed and the other is that girls can be bossy (and he likes it!).

Yesterday morning "bama" took Carter to the library for a community playgroup. Generally when they go Carter just plays by himself with the dinosaurs or the play kitchen. Yesterday he was playing with the play kitchen when a little girl came and sat at the kitchen table and played with a puzzle. She then dropped a puzzle piece and said to Carter "pick it up!" Gramma said that at first Carter seemed thrown by what she had said. Maybe it was because she was telling him what to do or maybe it was just because she was talking to him. Well, he then decided to oblige. After doing so he gave gramma the look he gets when he's proud of himself or he's done something good. The little girl enjoyed the whole encounter so much that she continued to drop things on the floor and tell Carter to "pick it up!" And each time Carter did as she asked, and each time he was proud of himself. When Dan heard about this he immediately felt that Carter has some other things to learn and he will "be sure to teach him!" haha

When we say "nap time" or "bed time" Carter generally agrees happily. He'll search for any lovey's or stuffed animals that he brought down and head for the stairs. This is where the problem begins. He loves to play on the stairs. Almost every time, he stops to lay on the stairs, check out some fluff, have lovey dance on the stairs, you name it! Well, yesterday I was on my own with him at nap time and wasn't feeling well. Plus it was already 1 o'clock which is usually when he's asleep by. So I gave him a warning, "no dilly dallying on the stairs, or we won't have time to read, sing, or talk before bed." The playing continued. I then let Carter know that if he didn't hurry up it would be "straight to bed!" Of course my curious boy then asked "why mum?!" After explaining, "it's already past nap time so if you play on the stairs we won't have time for anything else and you'll have to go straight to bed", the playing continued. I gave him another minute or so and then I just couldn't take it any more. (During this pregnancy, and my first one, I get really uncomfortable and nauseas standing in one place). So I scooped him up and he promptly exclaimed "STRAIGHT TO BED!" And he did go straight to bed, without any fuss at all.

I don't know how I got so lucky as to have such a smart, laid back child but I sure hope the next one is the same!