Preferences

Over the last few months, Little Ted's communication skills have grown considerably.  At first, he started pointing to indicate what he wanted.  He added a variety of grunts to his hand gestures that made clear what he did and did not want.  And now, he is a master of "yes" and "no" (especially "no"), which has made understanding him even easier.

Because of his growing communication skills, he has developed and demonstrated a number of preferences.  For example, he has two small bins filled with board books on the floor of his room, right under the window.  Mornings and afternoons, you will often find him sitting in a pile of books, quietly flipping through Dr. Seuss.  He prefers to have his books spread out so he can surround himself with them and walk through them.

Mommy, on the other hand, sees the books strewn on the floor as a potential tripping hazard, especially when Little Ted decides to run wildly throughout the upstairs, and tries to keep that area tidy.  Little Ted is not a fan. 

Mommy proved this to daddy the other day.  We were all relaxing in Little Ted's room when I decided to start putting away some of the books.  Little Ted immediately protested.  I ignored the complaints and continued to put the books back in the bin. 

I must have put the books in the wrong order at some point because, all of the sudden, Little Ted became irritated, slid off of daddy's lap (where he had been lounging comfortably), and marched over to me.  He looked me right in the eyes, stuck out his tongue, and blew a raspberry at me.  Then, he proceeded to take the books out of the bin.

Could this be a sign of future mother/son disagreements?