This morning at work, I got a text from Mike. It said: "I took the trash out and this little booger closed the door behind me and locked me out! Luckily I talked to her through the door and she finally unlocked it after about 10 minutes."
Although in the moment it's a little scary, I couldn't help but laugh. This is something I've been half-fearing for ahwile- would Jovie lock us out if we step out for one minute to get the mail or take out the trash? I called him, laughing, and he was laughing then, but he wasn't during the incident. He was scared. He said he didn't even close the door all the way. He left it slightly ajar and walked down the hall to place the trash bag outside. He said he heard the door close and thought "oh no". He came back, and it was locked. He said he could hear her on the other side of the room, playing, and it took quite a lot of coaxing and talking to her before she let him back in!
This is not the only indication of how we need to be at the top of our game with this one. Lately, when we try to correct her, she comes up with some pretty funny things and facial expressions, and sometimes it's hard to keep a straight face and stay firm.
When we reprimand her in a firm voice, she often tells us "Don't tell me like that!" And a couple days ago, we were eating dinner and Jovie was refusing to eat so Mike told her in a firm voice that she had to eat her dinner. She shot him a look, turned and looked at me and said "Mama, you tell 'Babe' no talk to me like that!" Somehow, this child has figured out that periodically I'll say something to Mike like, "Babe, it's fine" and is experimenting playing us against one another. She notices everything and has apparantly been listening this whole time.
We know we have a run for our money with this kid. In some ways, I kind of love it, and it makes us laugh, and in other ways, it makes me a little nervous. :) Nothing is getting past Jovie.
Although in the moment it's a little scary, I couldn't help but laugh. This is something I've been half-fearing for ahwile- would Jovie lock us out if we step out for one minute to get the mail or take out the trash? I called him, laughing, and he was laughing then, but he wasn't during the incident. He was scared. He said he didn't even close the door all the way. He left it slightly ajar and walked down the hall to place the trash bag outside. He said he heard the door close and thought "oh no". He came back, and it was locked. He said he could hear her on the other side of the room, playing, and it took quite a lot of coaxing and talking to her before she let him back in!
This is not the only indication of how we need to be at the top of our game with this one. Lately, when we try to correct her, she comes up with some pretty funny things and facial expressions, and sometimes it's hard to keep a straight face and stay firm.
When we reprimand her in a firm voice, she often tells us "Don't tell me like that!" And a couple days ago, we were eating dinner and Jovie was refusing to eat so Mike told her in a firm voice that she had to eat her dinner. She shot him a look, turned and looked at me and said "Mama, you tell 'Babe' no talk to me like that!" Somehow, this child has figured out that periodically I'll say something to Mike like, "Babe, it's fine" and is experimenting playing us against one another. She notices everything and has apparantly been listening this whole time.
We know we have a run for our money with this kid. In some ways, I kind of love it, and it makes us laugh, and in other ways, it makes me a little nervous. :) Nothing is getting past Jovie.
Hee hee! Funny at age 2. Not so funny at, say, age 9. Well, maybe sometimes.
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