Teddy bear goes with me

Today S wanted to get his teddy bear ornament to bed while I didn't. He also wanted to be carried to bed. I wanted to do neither but was okay with carrying him to bed if he left the teddy bear in the living room. You see one more teeny tiny toy in the bedroom sounded scary . Given this mind set and under the presumption that I was an expert negotiator I told him I would carry him to bed if he left the teddy bear ornament in the living room side table. The outcome was beyond my imagination. S thought for a minute and then told me to stay where I was (in the living room) . He ran to the bedroom and left the ornament on the bedside table. Once that was done he scurried back to the living room demanding to be lifted and carried all the way to the bedroom. So he got his way on both counts for a little effort on his part. Mother on the other hand was left a little humbler and a lot more amused. The picture below is of the teddy bear in the bedroom and surely I don't blame him wanting to keep the cute little thing close 😊.