Joshua Waits

Joshua playing with his PaPaw's Cpap

Joshua has picked up saying the word "wait." He has decided that when we tell him "no" to something that he will just reply "wait" and hopefully we'll let him do or have whatever he wants later on.

Just one of the our conversations yesterday went like this -

Joshua: Outside, Mommy
Me (mommy): Not right now, Joshua. It's raining.
Joshua: Wait!
Me: Yes, Joshua, we have to wait to go outside.
Joshua: Wink (drink), Mommy.
Me: No, Joshua, not right now, I'm feeding Caleb. I'll get it for you when I finish.
Joshua: Wait!
Me: Yes, Joshua, you have to wait.
Joshua: Watch Tars (Cars), Mommy.
Me: No, Joshua, not right now. You have already watched TV today. You can watch it tomorrow.
Joshua: Wait!

You'd think he'd get tired of waiting, but he doesn't. He just asks for something; I tell him "not right now", and he knows to wait, so he moves on to find something else to do or get into. What a great concept to have already grasped at his little age. Now if I can just do the same thing (wait) on that ice cream I want in the fridge before dinner.