Oatmeal! Really?

We started a reward chart a few weeks back for "Sweet Sleep". To earn a mark on his chart, Tate needed to allow us to leave his room without fussing or squawking like a hawk (which he likes to do to see if we will come back into the room and respond in some way) and wake up quiet (he wakes up sometimes before 6 AM, so he stays in his room and reads or plays quietly while the rest of the house is still resting). There were only a few days when he didn't get his mark. We told him there was a surprise when he achieved all 10 marks! So today was the day, he got his 10th mark on his chart!

 

 

 

His surprise consisted of 2 used matchbox cars (which he totally digs - boys can't seem to have enough cars!) and his choice of breakfast. Now, I will preface this story by saying, Tate does not really know all the "choices" out there - like boxed cereals or whatnot. When I told Tate he got to choose breakfast, there was not one ounce of hesitation - OATMEAL!! I said, OK then, oatmeal is it! Tyler was pretty shocked!