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| hooray for hollywood |
| 07.05.04 (6:13 pm) [edit] |
My mom called yesterday when I was knee-deep in the kids' room, sorting toy parts. She and my dad wanted to know if they could take Jacob to see Shrek 2.I should explain that Jacob is scared of the dark and of loud noises, so we have avoided that little trap (ask me sometime about the circus from hell). However, my parents have been dying to take Jakey to the movies, so DH and I checked with each other and said okay. Even better, I was going to go, too. My folks picked up Jake & me, and we trooped off to Old Orchard. My dad and I took the little guy into Sweet Factory, and let him pick out candy (lollipops, both regular and baby-bottle style). Neurotically early as usual, we were the first ones in the theater. We grabbed Jakey a booster seat, and got him settled down between me and my dad. He sat there, wrapped in a blanket and my cardigan, with his hands over his ears. I got Jakey to stop holding his ears by offering him a lollipop (it worked). After he obliterated the candy, he dug into the medium popcorn I'd bought. he was having such a great time crunching popcorn and sipping his very own cup of Sprite (ooh, soda!) that he didn't even flinch when the lights went down and the previews started up. He did really great until the exciting conclusion, when the sound level was apocalyptic, and he was in sugar overload. At the height of the noise, he screamed "I WANNA GO HOME!" at the top of his lungs. Amazingly, it was so loud that nobody heard him but me. I wrapped my arms around him and snuggled him, and by the time the credits rolled he was fine. Even more amazingly, he had polished off two lollipops, almost all of that popcorn, and a Sprite -- without throwing up! We stumbled out of the theater, stopping long enough at the Customer Service desk for my dad (the lifetime DGA member) to inform them that the print of the movie was reprehensible. They offered apologies and replacement movie tickets, which my dad gallantly accepted. By the time we got to the car, Jacob was supremely unimpressed with the whole experience, but the adults were elated. I was thrilled that Jacob had made it through the movie with his hands away from his ears, and with no apparent damage to his psyche. (Don't worry, I'm screwing up enough to keep him in therapy later on.) My parents were even more excited. They now had an excuse to see every cute-looking kiddie movie on its way through the city. When we got back to my parents' place, Jacob was ready to sit back and watch the first Shrek, twice in a row. Thank goodness for the miracle of DVD. Now we just have to bide our time until the Shrek 2 DVD comes out.... |
posted by: shsilver (reply)
post date: 07.08.04 (1:23 pm)
If it makes you feel any better, Mel decided she didn't want to be in the theatre halfway through Shrek 2. Elaine took her out (Mel was still in her phase on not wanting anything to do with me) and they came back in with a tub of popcorn, after which Mel was fine.
