For those who may have read my last blog...you may think that my child is some sort of heathen monster....or a typical two year old. I suppose it depends on whether you have kids of your own. But just as he surprises me with his obstinance and trouble-making abilities....he also surprises me with the opposite.
I had to drag him with me to my ob apt today....and he was an angel. He flirted with the nurses and played happily and quietly for the entire wait (which being DACH-is usually pretty long). That's not really what made my jaw drop though, because he is a good child for the most part and does well in public settings.
Tonight he wanted to play in the bathtub for most of the evening. I didn't realize how long he had been playing till I looked up and realized it was bedtime...He had been in the bubblebath for almost 1 1/2 hours! I dried him off and tried to get him to eat something (i hadn't fed him dinner because he was in the tub...) He dawdles and only takes a few bites.....so being the smart mom I am, I decide to use reverse psycology on him...I threaten him with bed.....and he yells, "Yeah! BED!" Jumps down from the table and makes it into his bed before I can move. I am floored. That wasn't the original intention, but I'm happy with the results. He is asleep in bed with no effort from me at all.
I wonder what was going through his mind....after all, how many 2 1/2 year olds do YOU know who are happy to go to bed?