Oh, Aliyah Rose! You are my sweetheart . . . and my meltdown queen. Today I took the kids to Target to buy Samuel and Hope underwear of their choice (yes, they are both almost potty-trained!). They were so good in the store that they each got to pick out a treat to eat at home. They both picked out Kit Kat bars . . . so I grabbed one for myself too. Aliyah got a hold of it in the check out lane and ended up biting a whole through the wrapper. She had chocolate everywhere before I knew what was happening. I took it away from her . . . and that started the meltdown. She was ticked the whole way home. When we got home I set Samuel and Hope up at the picnic table outside and then opened up my Kit Kat bar and offered a bite to Aliyah. She clamped her mouth shut, turned her head, and refused to take a bite. She wanted to hold it by herself. There was no way she was going to let Mommy hold the Kit Kat while she took a bite. I offered at least 5 times and she refused every time. It eventually turned into throwing herself down (gently) onto the driveway and screaming. Nice, Aliyah. I finally caved, realizing that chocolate on her shirt and messy hands wouldn't be the end of the world. Just close. I gave her one of the Kit Kat sticks and I had the. happiest. girl. on. the. planet. In about 5 minutes, I had the messiest girl on the planet. Or at least I thought I did. Then she started playing with water and after that climbed into the sandbox. Chocolate + water + sand = one messy (and very happy!) 13 month old!
That is the face of a happy girl that got her way!
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