SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

No Mom. Mom. No. Mom. No.

These are a set of words I have been hearing a lot these days. They go along with some mighty strong hand gestures as well. They usually start a sentence about something B doesn't want me to say no to. Like buying new toys at the store, having fruit snacks for breakfast, or just about anything else he wants me to say yes to. The other day he did this to me and my husband just laughed and said "It's just so funny and cute". The problem is he is right. He does look pretty darn cute when he is waving his hands around and often putting his hand on my face as he says "No Mom" repeatedly. After talking about how cute it is my husband and I then proceeded to add on to the "No Mom" phrase with things B might say as a teenager. "No Mom, it wasn't my fault I got the speeding ticket" or "No Mom, we were drinking" I can just hear him now saying a multitude of different "No Mom" sentences. Hopefully he will still listen to me when I say no to his often unrealistic requests and his "No Mom's" will just be innocent little teenager things. Lets hope.


Toothpaste!
Since visiting the dentist in July we have been trying to get B to use fluoride toothpaste. Up until now he has been using a fluoride free kind, My Little Pony, and loving it. So we began what is now a great quest to find a toothpaste B will use. I have bought 6 different types by now all of which get the same reaction "yuck". We have bought dollar toothpaste up to the expensive all organic four dollar toothpaste. All of which sits in our bathroom waiting to be used. I have given some to our niece, but even her taste is limited and will only accept certain kinds. We have gone through all the flavors available at our favorite stores and may have to go to the health food stores to see if they have any unflavored kinds or something. I just am at a loss as to what to do. He likes mint, but won't try our toothpaste because it's for grownups. So the hunt continues for a toothpaste B will use.


The News
Every night I try my hardest to stay connected to the world by watching the world news. B knows this and no matter what I do, he just gets louder and more talkative during the show. I try and turn up the volume but it only brings B volume up with it. The other night though he actually sat and was playing nicely next to me on the couch. They began to talk about kids and the increased salt intake over the years and giving examples of how much salt is in foods kids love.Even talking about the increased blood pressure of children over the past decade. I listened and thought about B's own salt intake wondering if it is too high or not when he  turned to me and said "I should not eat salt. It will higher my blood pressure. What is blood pressure?" This was a tough question to answer. How do you explain to a 4 year old what blood pressure is. But, I did my best and he seemed to accept it and then went right on playing with his toys. The things he catches onto at times amazes me.