My Kid Will Never . . .

I'm sure all of us have said this one time or another. And then someone always comes back with the ever-so-popular unsolicited advice, "Don't say you're kid will never do something because, sure enough, they will." I am pleased that I have actually kept my word on a few of the "My kid will never-isms." My kid (baby) will never sleep in my bed. Still true. My kid (baby) will not be toting around a bottle at a year and a half old. Still true.

But today I caved. Though many of you may not be aware, I dislike dinosaurs. I dislike dinosaurs almost as much as I dislike Elmo. And for as long as I can remember, I have always said, "My little boys will never wear dinosaur pajamas." [Actually, I recall having said at some point, "My kid won't LIKE dinosaurs," but I am open-minded enough to realize that I can't dictate my child's likes and dislikes. But I can control what he wears, at least for now.]

I don't know what happened. I don't know why when I was at Target last week, I decided that dinosaur pjs would look cute on my little Cooper despite my lifelong strong feelings to the contrary. I guess at least for some things, you really don't know what you'll do until you actually become a mom yourself. Just like I always said he would, my sweet little boy sleeps in his own bed every night like a big boy. But tonight, he's doing it in his ADORABLE dinosaur pjs.