I should have known better. I mean, I practically invented this tactic when I was a kid. But at 2 1/2? Since I actually 'remember' doing this I must have been more like 4 or 5 at the time.
After a late night Christmas Eve, followed by an eventful Christmas day and culminating with a rather large helping of wonderfully cooked pot roast with all the trimmings - lovingly prepared by Mrs. LIAYF - Lukas played hard with his Christmas toys for a final few minutes. At last it was time to start the bedtime routine, so his mother scooped him up, ignoring protests and pleas such as "5 more minutes!", and headed toward the stairs while I worked on the last of my 'Dish Mountain'.
However they returned mere moments later. "He says he is still hungry, Daddy" said Mrs. LIAYF. I am going to get him some granola and yogurt. "We can't put him to bed hungry!"
She set him gingerly down in his booster seat with his healthy bowl of yogurt and called over to me to watch him while she went to do something upstairs. To his credit, Lukas ate most of the bowl but was a bit wired from the day and began to play with his food, smearing it all around his face, his shirt, his hair, and also the table.
He was clearly enjoying the moment. "It looks like you are done, buddy" I said to him as I cleaned him up. Raising him into my arms, I said "I guess it is time to get ready for bed".
He whined briefly. Then realizing that this tactic would have little effect on me he paused for a moment then said "I'm still hungry Daddy!"
I looked at him dubiously.
"My belly is hungry daddy!" "It hurts!" he continued, before the subtlest hint of a smile betrayed him. That was it. The gig was up. "Nice try" I said to him as I carried him up the stairs straightaway.
And all the while I could almost hear the tiny wheels turning in his head above the whining protests.
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Everyone's got a tell!
By the way--Rev Horton Heat topped my Christmas playlist this year as well. It just felt right this year.
Merry Christmas!
Clare still tries that trick.
I hope you all had a great Christmas!
Jacob is famous for holding up one finger and saying "one minute". Of course he learned that from me, I always tell him to "hold on, one minute"....so I guess they are learning from others all the time!
well done, little man. well done.
Am I to (enviously) understand that you had a Christmas just the three of you?!? If so, good on you.
Hope your holidays continue to go well. Enjoy the time off.
Ha! Very nice try on his part. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.
Ah, Yes! My daughters line is similar and consistent, "Daddy, my stomachs rumblng. I'm really, really, really,really hungry." I then tell her to get a drink of water, to which she replies exasperated ,"I said I'm hungry daddy, not thirsty!"
Oooh, he is a clever one!
Just wanted to drop by and wish you and yours all the best for 2010!
Oh yeah, we're well into this phase as well. Any excuse at all to avoid bed time. Lately, sometimes, it goes on for an hour. "I wanna drink." "I want dat bear." "I want the light on." "I want the light off."
And on and on.
And on.
Now he will just have to think of a new excuse!
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