Notes from the crib

A couple weeks ago our neighborhood held it semi-annual garage sale. We didn't have anything to sell this year, so a friend came over and we walked the neighborhood looking for bargains. She found two child swings for a dollar! I found a new set of wheels for George.

George is fascinated by cars. Everything with wheels, actually, is enticing to him and he gleefully identifies the wheeled object as "Carrrrrrrr!". He's been involved in several scuffles lately over the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe as most of his friends have them. The kids adore their cars and are somewhat possessive of them, and while they'll share most anything else, they don't like other kids sitting in their cars. So when George goes to play with his friends, the moms often have to hide the Cozy Coupe to avoid tears and screaming from the host and guests. George has even gone so far as to try to catapult himself out of the wagon DH was pulling when he spied a neighbor child in her Cozy Coupe a full block away.

Needless to say, when I saw a gently loved convertible Cozy Coupe being offered at a sale for the bargain price of $5, I snatched it up. George sat in his "new" car most of the rest of the day. We had to sneak it outside onto the back porch that evening to avoid him wanting to sleep with it. The car appeared to have been stored for quite awhile previously, and I had to rid it of several spider families. While cleaning it up, I discovered a hole in the back where a handle could be installed. I looked up the car online, and sure enough, the original design had included a removable handle that parents could use to push the car along like a stroller. I was able to order a replacement handle, which arrived today. DH installed it for us, and George and I spent the evening pushing the car around the yard. I attempted to take him for a ride down to the neighborhood park, but he wasn't interested in riding - he wanted to push. I was only able to get him pushed two houses away before he exclaimed "Bye Bye" and tried to climb out of the moving car! I'm sure the newness of the handle will wear off eventually and he'll be more than happy to have us push him around as he relaxes behind the wheel.