S is pretty much a daddy's boy. He loves his mama and all, but not much is better than some time spent with Ababa (papa). Every day while we are in the middle of doing something, S narrates and acts out what he will tell Ababa when he gets home from work. On the way to the park in the stroller, "Ababa work. Ababa home. Ah-ney (me) Walk. Stroller. Park." On the ride back from the store, "Ababa work. Ababa home. Ah-ney blue car. Store. Milk" You get the idea.
Sometimes it is a newly discovered toy that gets this kind of attention. A few days ago it was the gumball machine. Now, unfortunately S discovered this new treasure in the back of his closet around 1:30 in the afternoon. I say unfortunate because he wouldn't be able to show Ababa until 5:45. And a little over 4 hours is way too long to wait. If he had found the gumball machine at around 4:30 say, it would have been a different story.
S played with the gumball machine for 20 minutes. All the while saying, "Ababa work. Ababa home, guumba! (gumball machine)" Then he waited by the front door for 40 minutes. I am saying, "Ababa is still going to be a work for a long time. We will show him later. We can still play while we wait for him." Then I start the questions.
"Do you want to ride your bike?" "No."
"Do you want to play with the gumball machine some more?" "No."
"Do you want a snack?" "No."
Finally he moves away from the front door and plays half-heartily in the living room, keeping one eye on the door. To his credit, S lasted a long time. Around 5:00 o'clock the crying starts. Like I said, waiting a little over 4 hours was just too long.
Finally, Ababa comes home and S can show off his gumball machine!
Like I said, a daddy's boy. :)
Sometimes it is a newly discovered toy that gets this kind of attention. A few days ago it was the gumball machine. Now, unfortunately S discovered this new treasure in the back of his closet around 1:30 in the afternoon. I say unfortunate because he wouldn't be able to show Ababa until 5:45. And a little over 4 hours is way too long to wait. If he had found the gumball machine at around 4:30 say, it would have been a different story.
S played with the gumball machine for 20 minutes. All the while saying, "Ababa work. Ababa home, guumba! (gumball machine)" Then he waited by the front door for 40 minutes. I am saying, "Ababa is still going to be a work for a long time. We will show him later. We can still play while we wait for him." Then I start the questions.
"Do you want to ride your bike?" "No."
"Do you want to play with the gumball machine some more?" "No."
"Do you want a snack?" "No."
Finally he moves away from the front door and plays half-heartily in the living room, keeping one eye on the door. To his credit, S lasted a long time. Around 5:00 o'clock the crying starts. Like I said, waiting a little over 4 hours was just too long.
Finally, Ababa comes home and S can show off his gumball machine!
Like I said, a daddy's boy. :)
This is precious! I love the photo-documentation... you can see how crazy he is about his ababa!
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