I think we have entered the obsessive phase of toddlerhood. Anyone have advice on when this ends?
It started like this: Ages ago, I saw a pair of jeans in Baby Gap. Fake distressed, with fake patches, and an embroidered skull. I thought they were ridiculously cute, and so very very wrong, and too expensive at almost $30. So I waited for them to go on sale, since ridiculousness in toddler fashion is easier to bear at a discount.
In the meantime, enter Halloween.
The kid is still obsessed with Halloween. Nearly every day since November 1, as we leave our house, he looks around the neighborhood bereft of decorations and says with great heaviness: “Halloween is ALL GONE.”
It sounds like this: “awwllll gawwwwwne”
Finally, the skull pants go on sale, but the website is sold out of all except the tiniest size.
Commence calling every Gap in the greater Bay Area and eventually a salesperson tells me they may have a pair at their store in Santa Cruz.
Yes!
Score one pair, size 2T, for $21 and free shipping.
The pants arrive, the boy goes gonzo. He LOVES his “GULL” pants. He must wear them. If he is not wearing them because they are dirty he needs to know where they are. He needs to see them in the washer, in the dryer. He carries them around the house once they are clean again.
Commence re-calling Gap for a spare pair. Skull pants are ALL GONE.
Commence searching eBay. Bid on skull pants size 2T and WIN. Price of pants plus shipping? $30.
I’ve never actually done this before — the have one, wash one, thing. It feels like cheating somehow. Will he get upset if he finds out there are two pair? I know friends who do this with loveys. These skull pants are Jonah’s lovey.
Yesterday, we were shopping at a crafts store where the least loved Halloween leftovers were on sale for 90% off. We got Jonah a set of stickers: glittery skulls, bats, and witches shoes. He LOVES them. He puts them on paper, he puts them on his clothes, on the rug.
Guess who is thinking about heading back to the crafts store today for spares?
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