Connor has a particular talent for moving backwards. One of the most appealing manifestations of this relates to his new fondness for reading books. He will, for instance, find you sitting on the floor and proclaim "Woo-woo-woo", meaning that he wants to go get the fire truck book. Having done so, he will situate himself a few feet in front of you and then back in, sort of like a truck backing into a loading dock, until he's plopped himself down on your lap, ready to read.
The backwards move can also be used in a very different way, however. Because we have a gate up in front of the kitchen a lot of food offers get made with Connor standing at the gate. He is very touchy, however, and if he doesn't like what's offered, or, worse if something is not provided quickly enough, he starts slowly backing away in horror. Cries and accusations of the most strident kind are soon to follow, we can be certain. Once the back-away has happened, we also know it's too late to make things up. He won't be appeased at that stage. And he's not to be mollified with a pacifier either. He'll just grab it and throw it angrily away, as if to say, "Don't try to buy me off with some cheap piece of plastic! Next time get me the fruit THAT I WANT! WHEN I WANT IT!!"
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