All five of us went to see Meet the Robinsons today. We've never all been to the movie theater together before. It was fun and, needless to say, Henry was very excited. (Thankfully I had a movie gift card to pay for our admission. Matinee admission and snacks and drinks cost nearly $60!!!!)
This evening I was in the boys' room with them, keeping an eye out the window for Bill to come home with some pizza. Tommy was pretending to be a ninja (go figure). At one point he threw a shirt (he changes clothes so many times a day that there are always spare shirts and shorts laying around) at Henry. (I don't think that's a traditional ninja move.)
Henry picked up the shirt and started swinging it at Tommy's head. They roughhoused in this way for a little while, as I asked Henry in vain to stop whipping that shirt around "it will really hurt if it hits someone in the face."
Eventually the shirt did whip someone in the face: me.
"Ouch" I said, "I told you not to do that- that hurt me. I know it was an accident, but you need to say you're sorry."
"I AM NOT SORRY!"
"If you hurt someone by accident, you can just say 'ooops, I'm sorry'. It's no big deal."
"I am NOT sorry. When daddy comes home the pizza will be all gone!"
"Henry, why are you being so mean and grumpy? We did something really special today: we went to see..."
"I did not WANT to see Meet the Robinsons!"
OK, whatever. How is it that you hit me in the face and yet you're the one who ends up angry?
Bill got home with the pizza and Henry ate about 6 pieces. I was reading the newspaper as we sat at the table together. The others were in front of the tv. Henry was saying something quietly and it didn't register at first. "What's that Henry?"
"Ooops. I'm sorry."
He just had to do it on his own terms? Give it some thought first? I don't know, but I was glad he said it.
I wonder if part of the trouble had to do with him just being over-hungry? Otherwise I don't understand the comment about "the pizza will be all gone." Maybe he just couldn't think about anything else until we had that pizza.
One day this week his teacher wrote that Henry ate his whole lunch for morning snack and then bought a lunch at lunchtime!! He ate a hamburger and the bun that day, which I don't think I've ever seen him do.
Thursday night after his swimming lesson he ate 11 chicken nuggets, and today at the movie theater he ate every last kernel of popcorn out of the bag. It seems he's getting ready to grow.
One other awesome thing: Kate said that one afternoon they were listening to music and dancing together. Henry stopped and said "I miss my brother Tommy." We don't think he's ever said that before. He must think Tommy is a good dancing partner!
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Hi Gretchen, The thing that you described in your comment on my blog was "perseveration". Griffin used to do it all the time where he would repeat something over and over until I would say something very specific back to him and then he would, momentarily, stop. I am so glad that he is learning Spanish at school, that is so awesome! It's pretty cool that he finally said "oops I'm sorry" you did a great job of explaining that to him so that it sunk in and stuck with him. Maybe he was just too hungry before. Take care and have a great day!
So great that Henry was eventually able to say he was sorry to you, even if it was on his own terms. He is amazing me lately. He seems like such a big boy! He must be going through some big growth spurt. My boys do that where they won't eat much for weeks and then it's as if they can't get enough food. Roo must be going through a growth spurt now too. I felt bad yesterday when he had finished his last chicken nugget and kept asking from the back seat of the car for, "chicken". I had to go buy him more.
I think you're right - he storing up ready for a spurt!
I love it when they say new things, it's always like a jolt, a wake up, a happy blast of fresh air.
Best wishes
I can definitely relate to the delayed "I'm sorry" ... I am having such a hard time getting my son to say "thank you" and "excuse me" ... and I know it's because he wants to do it on HIS terms rather than when (I say) it's appropriate.
Growth spurt?! Maybe a reason for extra energy to fling around...
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