My Ebenezer

When i am in my office, Speedy is usually right underfoot playing with something he shouldn't be. Most of the time, I just let it go as long as he isn't climbing into my lap. He likes to pull things out of my computer case; things like highlighters, pens, lipstick, etc…. I keep an eye on him to make sure he isn't using any of these items.

This afternoon, I noticed he got pretty quiet and was playing pretty intensely with something from my bag. I knew it wasn't makeup or a pen so I wasn't too worried, but I did decide it was time to see what had him so occupied. You know, we have  A TON of toys in the playroom - way too many toys. And my child was quite content to sit at my feet and play with a tampon. Yes, you read correctly, he was playing with a tampon. He must have opened it pretty quietly because I never even heard the paper rattle.

I laughed and figured, Hey, he's entertained, I can send emails……:D Toolman walked in the door and I pointed to what Speedy had in his hand. Toolman said, "What is tha…..OH! Yucky! Speedy, don't play with that. Queenbee, what are you letting him do?" I laughed as Toolman took Speedy by the hand and said, "C'mon, Speedy. Let's go measure the oven, we need to do something manly." LOL

They measured the oven because we need to purchase a new one. We went out to look at them tonight and kept Speedy out past his bedtime. At the mall, we decided to let him play while I fed Princess and then he was having fun so I ventured into Old Navy while Toolman kept an eye on him. By this time, he normally would have been asleep. Toolman brought him into Old Navy and and I could hear Speedy whining about wanting to get down and play. When Toolman went to put Speedy in the stroller, we witnessed our very first tantrum! It was very exciting and I laughed a lot. I know one day soon they won't be funny anymore but Toolman and I were both giggling and trying to hide our smiles from Speedy. It wasn't a MAJOR tantrum, but it was enough to give us a preview of what's ahead. And enough to remind us that we should really honor his bedtime.

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