Week 75: Showing off and faking it

Last Monday we took Sophia and Grandma to Manhattan. We went to Central Park and Time Warner Center. When we were at the Time Warner Center 4 th floor over look at the Central Park, Sophia sit on her new Tricycle and play around. We were about to leave when two boys came to the floor with their parents. Suddenly Sophia insist to get off her tricycle. She walked toward the class wall, holding her dress slightly up and turning around. She wanted to get attention from the boys about her beautiful dress. It seems she didn't get what she want. She came back and sit on her tricycle. I over heard the boy said to his father " I want her toys."... Poor Sophia didn't know a 3 year old boy more into others' toy than girl's dress. ;)

Last Friday Sophia's grandma had dinner with us at Steinhoff on 14th st. Sophia love that restaurant a lot. Her first dine out experience was there when she was one month old. She loves bread and steam vegetables. She got bore for sitting there too long while we were still eating. Oliver and I rotate to take her out and walk in front of the restaurant. I played a game with her. We both hold a toy. She wanted mine. I told her I would give her mine if I got hers. But she wanted both of them. I didn't gave to her. She started crying. I saw no tear came out. So I asked " are you faking it?". She stopped cry and look at me for a minute and cried again. A guy who was stand near us said " I see it. She is faking it". She stopped faking cry and walk away. A little girl at this age already know how to play mental game with mom. I need to be very careful...

Because last week Grandma visited us for a week. We put a little mattress for Sophia next to our bed. I figured that she often wake up once in the night to pee. So I put potty next to our bed and helped her in the night to sit on the potty. It worked out very nice. Her diaper was dry all night and she sleeps very well.