About a month and a half ago, Joshua’s little friend, Nolan, came over for a play date. When Nolan and his mom, Colleen, arrived, Joshua was upstairs, not-quite sleeping. He’d started a much-needed nap about a half-hour earlier, had woken up minutes earlier, and I was hoping perhaps he’d get back to sleep. So I answered the door by myself. Colleen brought in Nolan (who’s not so little anymore!), and we commenced to playing. Joshua started making noise, so I went up to get him.
This is to set the stage. My little boy came downstairs a little tired and cranky, and to some people he didn’t see enter his space.
On top of that, he had to share his toys! He was not so sure he liked that at all - particularly one of his favorites, a Pac Man ball-thing from his uncle’s childhood (saved by Grammie). For some reason, Joshua seemed scared or intimidated or somehow upset by this other baby in his space.
Apparently, we need to expose this child to more babies and to practice sharing our toys!
I videoed a short clip of the experience. Unfortunately, I can’t post it on my blog (I’m too cheap to pay the fee). So, I now have a YouTube account. You can see the clip here (Note the pouty lip and the crocodile tear. Poor boy.):
