This morning, my mom and I went to do a little Christmas shopping for Camden. He was napping when we left and as I rushed out the door, I gave Matt a couple quick instructions.
"Here's his outfit for the day," I said, gesturing towards a tiny pair of jeans & a camoflauge onesie. "Oh, and he'll probably want a snack when he wakes up. I'll do lunch when I get home so just give him something small. Like maybe graham crackers, cheese, or..."
I trailed off when I saw Matt's annoyed expression. I knew what he was thinking. I can handle this. He's my child too. I'm not a moron.
It's not that I doubt his abilities as a parent. Not at all. It's just that I spend all day, every day with Camden & I know his routine inside-out.
But after getting the look from Matt, I quit with the directions, said my goodbyes & headed out to shop.
Fast forward 2 hours. I walk in the door to see Camden playing happily with his daddy, dressed in the very outfit I laid out. Perfect. And then:
"Hey, guess what I gave him for a snack?" Matt asked me.
"What?" I started to get a little nervous.
"I thought it was leftover grape food...."
My mind is racing at this point. Grape food?! What on earth is that?! Does he think that's a flavor Gerber makes? Did he feed Camden grape jelly?
"...it was actually prunes." He continued, laughing.
I keep an emergency carton of Stage 1 Gerber prunes in the pantry in case of constipation. Correction: I used to keep an emergency carton of prunes in the pantry. They are now gone. Because Camden ate them. For a snack.
I was actually slightly impressed that he somehow coaxed Camden into eating half of the container. Poor kid. He was probably thinking Daddy is lots of fun, but I sure do prefer Mommy's snack choices.
Oh well. Like I told Matt, he's no worse for the wear. But Matt will be changing the next dirty diaper. I'm not going near that thing.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
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gotta love dads! they mean well but they are not MOM!
Love it! Sometimes I just shake my head and remind myself that Ely needs a daddy too. Otherwise, life would be way too organized and predictable.
That sounds like something that would go on in our house. Oh wait I mean, that's happened before.
Hahaha "leftover grape food". I guess they do make blueberries, apples, and bananas, so why not grapes? :) I hope you stuck to your guns and let Matt tackle that next diaper. Yuck.
By the way, I know exactly what "look" you're talking about!
I read this on my iPhone while I was laying in the bed this morning (wait that sounded wierd - I had woken up and couldn't go back to sleep but Derek was still asleep and I was just lying there resting)
ANYWAY
When I read this, I was laughing silently so hard that the bed was shaking and Derek rolled over and looked at me like I had lost my mind. That is too funny!
hah...I do the EXACT same thing...fantastic! We do the same thing (have prunes on hand, in case of emergency) and the other day we had to give them to him and OH MY, the 1st blowout in MONTHS! Super sweet...but it was right before we went to the grocery, better here than there! Gage is 1,holy smokes!
HAHAHA! That is so hilarious! Stephen does the same thing when I try to give him instructions but like you said, we know their routine inside and out. That's just how it is! That is crazy that Camden actually ate that much of it! That cracks me up. I Hope the next diaper was a doozie.
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