Markus is so much fun. I personally loved the newborn stage (can't wait for Baby K to be born so I can have a newborn again!) but find the toddler stage to be super difficult. Between power struggles, teething (those molars are fierce and they're coming in 4 at a time), the unfortunate Staph Aureous experience, the grunting that passes for speech, and trying to get the kid to eat something other than crackers while not overfeeding, it's been a daily challenge. I haven't even mentioned the inconsistent sleep and the incredible trials a very mobile toddler bring to a very pregnant mom.
For a peaceful life, we can sometimes find ourselves letting Markus do something we know deep down inside is Not A Good Idea.
Yesterday morning, while I blissfully napped in the basement, Markus was spending time with his grandmother. Since it was her birthday, the phone was ringing pretty much non-stop with well wishes. From my seat on the basement couch, I was awoken by the phone ringing then hanging up 4 times in a row. No one was answering it, but I was now awake and so decided to go to the bathroom and wash up and go up to eat breakfast. While I was in the loo, the door opened and my mom peaked in.
"Markus called 911 and the police are here."
It was all I could do not to laugh. I was completely unsurprised. This was bound to happen; Markus, like every other toddler I've heard of, loves the phone. Just wants to play with it, press the buttons, put it in his mouth, and pretend to have a conversation. As I said, for a peaceful life, we sometimes give in to his desire to play with the phone, and despite my warnings not to give in, my mom had let him play with the phone and now the cops were at the house. She'd come down to check on me at the cop's suggestion because they couldn't be sure I hadn't been trying to call for help.
The cop was gone by the time I got upstairs, but apparently he was really nice and understanding. Didn't even admonish Mom not to let the baby play with the phone anymore. I did plenty of that. :P
3 comments:
Oh that is too funny... I really hate to tell you this but I thought the 'terrible twos' were awful until T hit 3...
Oh yes, I've heard this before. I mean, Markus is FAR from 2 years old, but the fun's been underway for months now. I'm under no delusions - and I can't wait to have a toddler (an un-toilet-trained toddler!!!) and a newborn. Fun, fun, fun! :)
I really am excited.
Oh Sandra this is such a funny story, you will be laughing for years!!!
When one of my cousins was 4 years old he had already been taught to call 911 incase of an emergency. Well one day he was punished for not behaving so he had a "time out" so he called 911. He was so cute when he told the officers why he thought that the fact that he couldn't play with his toys was an emergency.
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