Sawyer continues to be afraid of everything new. Today we went to a little kiddie festival in Lancaster Courthouse and while every other toddler we know ran straight into the moon bounce with giggling fits of hysteria as they fell all over themselves, Sawyer refused to so much as cross the threshold. Our typical response to this kind of fear is to, say, thrust him through the mesh door kicking and screaming assuming that he'll suddenly realize that its something FUN we are trying to make him do. That face-your-fears-son tactic never seems to help. After all the kids had moved on to the petting zoo, Sawyer returned alone to the moon bounce. He got in, spent about five minutes sitting on the inflatable floor and then another ten minutes just standing, getting a feel for the thing. Whoa! Whoa!! he said with each tiny move he made. He was having so much fun NOT jumping I finally had to bribe him with candy to get him to come out. Oh, and I learned something new about myself today. I'm not above bribing a kid with candy to avoid a scene in public.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Emma still won't get in those things if other kids are in there. She was a lot like Sawyer, it has gotten somewhat better but she is still quite unpredictable when it comes to new things.
addie has been in them probably half a dozen times and it's hit or miss. usually one of us has to climb in too. same for the pony ride. first time she loved it all by herself. second time she had to get pulled of hysterical. such is life i guess.
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