Outwitted by a 4 year old

As I lift my eyes from my own bowl of food that I’m hungrily downing, I can tell Hannah doesn’t want to even try her dinner.  She gets two options on her plate, one of which she has to eat all of.  After an initial screaming session which included sitting at the table until bedtime, since we introduced the choose one and eat it all practice, she’s been eating like a champion.  But I can tell she is struggling with these particular options; a very small amount of mustard chicken, or half of a prawn gyoza.  There is also the optional brown rice.

“You know, I didn’t used to like peas, but Daddy and I decided that I should eat vegetables to be a good example to you guys.”  I tell Hannah as she stares at her dinner in disgust. “So you know what I did?”

“What?” She asks me.

“I used to put some peas in my mouth, then drink something nice straight away to wash down the peas and not taste them much.”

A look of concentration crosses her face as she digests what I’ve just told her.

“And after a while, I didn’t mind eating peas.  I actually like them now.”

“How about you get your chocolate milk out of the fridge, and you can try it too?”

She looks excited and runs to the fridge.  She doesn’t usually get chocolate milk, but I got two single serves in a show bag at the Easter show.

She takes a bite of her dinner and then washes it straight down with chocolate milk.

My bite, drink, swallow trick works and she starts eating her dinner.

“What stuff do you still don’t like?” She asks me.

“Hmm…Well, I still don’t like beef.” I tell her.

“So you could do this with beef.” She says matter of fact whilst looking me straight in the eyes.

Oh snap.

I can’t tell her that I won’t eat it, whilst I’m sitting next to her, making her eat a dinner she really doesn’t like. “Yes, when we have beef, I can take bites and wash it down with something yummy.  We can do it together.”

She looks at me and smiles, happy in the knowledge that I will have to gag down my dinner too.

Remind me not to make beef for a very long time.

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The important job

Today, I am looking after a baby.

“Make sure she has her nap,” the mom told me.

“Ok, I’ll make sure.  What time does she nap?” I asked.

“She’ll tell you when she’s tired.  And when you have a snack, give Leah one too.”

“Ok.”

“If she runs out of her food, just make her some more and put it in this bowl.  Make sure you use this spoon.” She told me as she pointed to the baby’s own bowl and spoon.

“You need to close the blinds when she has her nap, she doesn’t like it too bright at nap time.”

“Ok.”

“If she gets sick, just put her to bed for  half an hour, and then she will feel better.  You might have to give her some medicine.  If she tells you she’s cold, please put her coat on.”

“Ok, in bed if she’s sick, coat if she’s cold.  Got it. Anything else?”

“Make sure you give her her favourite toy to play with,” she said as she gave me one of those plastic rings with other rings, attached.

“And she likes her dummy.  Don’t lose her dummy.”

“Ok, anything else?”

“I put her high chair and all the things you’ll need next to your desk.  Her cradle and her stroller, and her high chair, and all of her other things are there.  And don’t forget to get some new batteries so that she talks and tells you what she wants.  You’ll look after her really well, won’t you Mommy?”

“Yes Hannah, of course I will.  I will take good care of her while you’re at preschool.”

Leah and all of her things as put out for me by Hannah

Leah in her high chair

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Superheroes

“Hannah, can you keep an eye on Daniel and tell me if he goes outside?” I asked Hannah after bible study this morning.  My group was on clean up duty and Daniel has a tendency to attempt escape.  Don’t worry, by outside, I mean within the confines of the baby gates that block the kids from getting into the car park.  Unless someone leaves the gates open, which is why I wanted to know if he went out there.  Just in case.  He is sneaky.

“Ok Mommy, I’m on a mission!” She told me gleefully, running off after Daniel with her arms out whilst making airplane noises. “I’m on a SUPERHERO MISSION.”

Who knew that getting Hannah to keep an eye on Daniel would be so exciting?

“Superheroes can give themselves their own names.” Hannah told me in the car on the way home.

“I’m going to be Superhero Mission-0.”

“Oh, what a great name!” I told her.

“And then maybe I’ll be Superhero Minnie-o, then Superhero Mickey-o. Do those sound good too, Mommy?”

“Yes, they are all great names Sweetie.”

She was still on about superheroes when we got home.

“Superheroes go to bed late.” Uh-oh, I see where this is going.

“I’m going to have a superhero ballet!”

She put her arms out like an airplane and made the obligatory accompanying airplane noises.

“Oh no! I runned out of my superhero batteries!”

And that was the end of playing superheroes.

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