Yesterday we took the kids to mass so that they could sing the songs they learned in Faith Formation complete with sign language. I escorted mine to the front and only had to chase Ace away from the Altar twice. He then decided he was too shy to sing, told me "I need da go poddy." and ran down the hall. I chased him down the hall and reminded him he wasn't riding the Potty Train yet and asked him if he wanted to go to the nursery.
We took both Peach and Ace to Mass from the time they were babies until they were too heavy to WWF wrestle in the pew on Sundays. After each won a Heavy Weight Title Belt, I gave my back a rest and introduced them to the nursery, where they have been happily ever after. But on occasion we bring them to mass to remind ourselves that we're out-of-shape and out-of-patience. I took Ace back to the nursery where Ms. C was hosting the Toddler Room. Ms. C used to watch Ace in the Baby Room until he turned two, so she sees him from afar every Sunday. After the singing, Peach wanted to go too, so I dropped her off as well. When we went to pick them up after mass Ms. C said "When did he get SO Spunky?!"
EEEWW, Good one! Let me get out my book of euphamisms and write that one down....
Energetic
Enthusiastic
A Pistol
Somethin else
Rowdy
A Handful
Trouble
Full of it
SPUNKY (I like it!)
"He was never like that when he was in my room." she said. "Were your other kids like that?"
NO, or I would have stopped having them. I told my husband that I'm rethinking MDO next year. It kills me to even say it out loud, I've been counting down the days to Mothers Day Out for Ace since he turned two. But after the last two weeks of picking him up from his "class" and on some of those days the teacher couldn't look me in the eye, I don't know if I can do it. "Why?" he asked me. (This from the man who kept saying "You can't send him next year, he's still a baby.") "Because, I don't think I can handle having a kid that people don't like." "You better get over it." he said very matter-of-factly. But I think as long as I tell the teachers "I prefer you use the term SPUNKY!", I might be O.K. after all.
4 comments:
Spunky is good. "A little devil" is bad. And you have to do MDO. Things like that help keep us sane!
Spunky is good-- it's better than Satans' seed which is how my mother describes my youngest-- her own grandmotehr saying such things. Our kid could keep themon their toes at MDO-- don't quit going. You'll go nuts.
Yeah, don't quit going. It will keep those teachers on their toes. Spunky is GOOD! :) he'll probably do awesomely wonderful things in life and make a bazillion $$$$$ and buy you everything your little heart desires. Don't lose faith. My Trent was WILD. W-I-L-D as a toddler. And he's 8 now, and still wild, but in a much more controlled manner. We can even take him to church and he'll sit for 2 hours and be quiet as a mouse. I never dreamed that was even possible when he was 2 or 3! So, don't lose faith.
Thanks guys! I can always use a good pep talk!
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