Sometimes unexpected things bring out Joseph's frustration levels. One of Joseph's favorite things right now is the train table at Barnes & Noble (This is such a favorite that I can longer drive past this Barnes & Noble unless we are stopping. Somehow Joseph recognizes the building and goes wild if we don't stop to play.). He especially likes the fire station where you can put the trains inside, close the door and then take the trains out the other side. He'll sit and play with that toy for 15 minutes on his own - which is a pretty long time for Joseph. (You just don't want to be a 2 year old who also wants to play with it - it will not end well for you. We are still working on sharing.).
So imagine my excitement when today at Target I found a Thomas the Train set where you can put the trains inside and open and close the door to take them out. I started imagining 15 minutes of quiet time to fold laundry, clean up the kitchen (or check e-mail and watch Oprah) everyday. I quickly realized after we got home, things wouldn't go quite that smoothly. Instead of putting the trains in the station, Joseph wants to put the train tracks in the station, which don't fit. That never goes over well with Joseph (see video below).
If you look really closely you can see the blood vessels in the side of Joseph's neck about to explode as he screams "no!". He was really pissed at that toy....
2 comments:
He knows exactly what he wants to do....as you know this "frustration" thing is nothing new for him. Remember how pissed he would get when he couldn't roll himself over at 4 mos. Why is "NO" the first word every little one learns to speak clearly and distinctly.....terrible twos.....OH YEAH!!!!!
Frustration now = a whole lot of ambition later in life. He's definitely a determined little guy, which I predict will translate into very good things later (even if right not it results in a ginormous headache for his parents). President Hill has a nice ring to it.
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