After I finished cleaning the room, I sat down on the floor in there with my kids. Matthew once again found the Clorox wipes so I took them away from him. He realized that I wasn't going to just hand over the object of his desire, so that sweet little baby took a major step into the sneaky world of a toddler. He actually came up with a scheme to get the wipes from me! Tyler was looking through a box of little stuffed animals. Matthew went over to the box and picked out 2 stuffed animals. He carried them over to me. As soon as he handed them to me & I began to pretend to play with them, he quickly reached in my lap & took the Clorox wipes from me! I couldn't believe that my sweet little baby was actually trying to occupy my attention with the toys so he could sneak the wipes from me! Holy Moly! I'm in for a wild ride with this little guy! If he's already coming up with such sneaky ways to get what he wants when he's 18 months old, I don't think I want to know what his teen years will be like!
*Oh, and just an added note... Matthew has now perfected the art of throwing a fit! When he doesn't get what he wants, he carefully lies down on the floor and then proceeds with the kicking and screaming. He's come to realize that there's no point in banging his head on the floor in the process of beginning his tantrum. He's smart enough to know that he doesn't want to get hurt! It's actually quite funny to watch!
