March 26, 2009

  • "Mo Gol?"

    This morning, as Jack played with his (oh-so-organized!) toys and munched on Goldfish from his Snack Trap, I ducked into the bathroom for a shower. Although I'm really looking forward to more space in a house, one of the advantages to living in an apartment is that I can feel relatively safe taking a shower while Jack plays in the living room. The door to the second bathroom is closed, there's nothing that's unsafe (or un-babyproofed) within Jack's reach in our rooms or in the kitchen, so I just keep my bathroom door open while I take a very quick shower.

    As I was in the middle of rinsing out my hair, Jack came into the bathroom and slid open the shower door. His stuck his little face in, then thrust his Snack Trap toward me. "Mo?" he asked with his mouth full of Goldfish. I peered into the cup, and sure enough, it was empty.

    "More Goldfish?" I asked.

    Jack nodded vigorously, and said, "Hao-hao [Mandarin for "yes"]. Mo Gol. Mo Gol!"

    I told him to wait, and that I would get him more when I got out of the shower in a minute. Jack withdrew from the shower and stood there very patiently ... for one second. Then, he knocked on the shower door and threw his Snack Trap into the shower. Before I could say anything, he quickly looked in at me and said, "Dank du!" (That's "thank you!"). Apparently that is supposed to make up for tossing the cup at me in a misguided effort to get his prized Goldfish more quickly. What I really wanted to do was laugh, but instead I told him "No throwing" and that he had to wait. I didn't rush the rest of my shower, which was punctuated by frequent, impatient pounding on the shower door and chants of "mo, mo." Finally I got out and dressed, then filled another (dry) Snack Trap. Of course, he ate three Goldfish and then decided he was done with them. Oh well!

    By the way, speaking of Goldfish, I swear we go through one of those huge cartons every day. OK, not really, but they do go fast! I now get the whole-grain kind, which don't taste as good to me, so I'm not even pilfering them from Jack. (Yes, Mommy prefers the high-sodium, non-whole-grain kind of Goldfish. Just don't tell Jack!) He would eat them three meals a day if I let him. Pepperidge Farm must put crack in Goldfish, because when Jack's little friends come over, they also make a beeline for the fridge -- the big container sits on top of the fridge -- and clap when Goldfish make an appearance. If only we could all be as popular as cheddar-flavored, fish-shaped crackers!

Comments (12)

  • haha, how cute.  He threw the snack trap and then said thank you.  trying to make up for doing something bad.  I can't imagine being a stay home mommy and trying to do things like showering leisurely.  I take too many things for granted haha.

  • hey now...i want those cheddar flavored fish shaped crackers, too! LOL I love gold fish. I still buy them and i don't even have kids. LOL

    At least he said thank you!

  • Well its the snack that smiles back! Who can blame them?? Madi also LOVES goldfish. Come to think of it so do I! I guess you never outgrow Goldfish. :)  

    P.S. I LOVE that Jack is talking so much now! He is so cute.

  • It's true!  There is crack in goldfish!  That's why I keep eating and eating and eating them until my tastebuds have been torn off my tongue.  I SWEAR!  (And my addiction is why my kids have only ever had a few small bags of them, I fear that I'll eat an entire box of them and the kids won't get any!)

  • I could eat an entire bag of goldfish. actually, my mom and i recently shared and nearly went through an entire bag until we realized how thirsty we were ;)

    so glad jack still likes his crayons and coloring book! :D

    love, jenn

  • Cutie!  My kids, not surprisingly, are also big fans of the crack, I mean, Goldfish.  "Fish! Fish! Fish!"  All the time...

  • I laughed so hard at this. Ash is at that stage too of throwing his stuff at us so DEMANDING but then saying "Pea" for "Please". It ticks me off and cracks me up. I love it when they start trying to communicate.

  • That is SO funny!!! And I think it's great you write these moments down, too! 

  • hehe, he's so funny.

  • HAHAHAHA!!!! *sigh* It's moment like these that makes it worth having children...until they turn thirteen, lol. But props to you for not rushing your shower! :)

  • By the way, when you come visit NYC again, we need to go for chicken crack in chinatown! 

  • Ha!  I love that he said thank you   And I LOVE that he speaks two languages!!!  That's the beauty of Hannah still tolerating her pack 'n' play for a couple hours in the morning...I can shower and get ready or just relax in peace and quiet (well, except for Aidan, but he doesn't make too much noise).  I don't know what I'm going to do when Hannah is done with the Pack 'n' Play and Aidan gets too big to be confined to his swing or chair.

    I've never been a huge fan of Goldfish - although when Hannah would eat them while I was pregnant I did snack on them   She goes through phases.  Sometimes she'll get really excited about them (especially if other kids are eating them) and other times she doesn't really want them and will crush them up and make a huge mess

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