Current mood: amused
We all learned a valuable lesson today.... Don't mess with something that Mia really likes!
Today, Adrian, Mia and myself went to Cardenas to pick up some food. They have the cheapest, best tasting produce there AND make great fresh Jugo's de Agua! Yum Yum!!!
Mia did good in the store until she noticed some balloons that were near the bakery section. She quickly reached out for them and was getting alittle upset because I wouldn't give them to her. I quickly told Adrian we needed to get out of that section ASAP! So we zoomed off with her in the cart before she could make a big scene.
After we got all that we needed we got in line. Right away Mia noticed ALL the balloons floating next to the registers. Uh-oh! There was no escape this time. All the lines were LONG and every cashier had tons of floating balloons!!! What to do?! Well Daddy decided that since she was such a good girl in the store he would reward her with a balloon. We found a mylar balloon with a picture of Elmo on it and she lit right up when we handed it to her. She quickly claimed the balloon and wouldn't let either of us hold it.
She played and played with the balloon all while we were in line. Then it was our turn to pay for our food. The balloon was the last thing that needed to be scanned. We weren't sure how she would react when we had to take the balloon away from her to get scanned but what happened shocked us both!!!
Adrian took the balloon away from Mia and handed it to the cashier to scan it. Instantly Mia got this look on her face that we never seen before! It was pure ANGER! and RAGE! She did NOT like that cashier lady holding HER Elmo balloon. She clinched her fists tight and actually started shaking!! She gritted her teeth and didn't make a sound as she stared at the lady in such a way that if she had magical powers I am sure the cashier would have burst into flame! Then the cashier couldn't get the balloon to scan right! She tried and tried while Adrian and I started to get nervous. Mia was NOT happy about the delay and wanted her balloon back NOW! By this time the cashier noticed the Angry/Furious Mia, and gave her back the balloon and scanned another balloon nearby instead. Once Mia had her balloon back in her tiny hand she was happy again. I was shocked I have NEVER seen her react like that before to anything. So of course I took the balloon away from her again to see what she would do and sure enough she did it again!!! Thats when I knew not to mess around with her Elmo Balloon!
She held the balloon all the way home and refused to let it go, even in the car. At the house she contiuned to make faces and shake if we even touched her balloon. It was kind of intimidating!! haha
Well I know now for sure, never mess with Mia's Elmo Balloon!!!!
