Just a few months ago, I was so amazed at how Mateo would try everything to get his mama’s attention every time his mama focuses on things other than himself – like, for example, when andrea works on the computer or when she’s on the phone.

Mateo would do all sorts of things from trying to pry the phone away from his mama’s hands to tugging on her shirt to make it look like he wants milk. He’s very jealous when it comes to andrea’s attention. So in the end, we would only be able to talk in peace or work in peace after he’s gone to sleep.

A few months ago, however, we’ve found his kryptonite. Andrea discovered something that Mateo found absolutely irresistible (even more than her) – Barney. So now, every time we need to work in peace or when we simply just want to take a quick break from him, we just play the Barney CD and that’s it. It might just be a few minutes, but it certainly is well worth it!