Jakey’s Nemesis

Jakey has met his nemesis.  And her name is Emi.  I admit, not your usual nemesis name.

On the forms in the Teacher Linda C. binder there was one with silly kid categorization: flexible, fearful, feisty.  The “flexible” box was checked for Jake.  Without a doubt, Emi is feisty… and Jake is getting feistier.

Emilia is wicked smart and super cute.  She’s the only almost 2 year old that says everything with perfect clarity.  She knows what everything is.  I point to paintings on the window and she can yell out the right answer, without hesitation.  When compared to Emi, all the other little kids talk like they have peanut butter in their mouths.

She is definitely the alpha dog and Jake is oblivious to the fact that he is smaller, weaker, and wobblier.  The other day I went to pick him up and he walked up to Emi and pushed her in a very ungentlemanly way.  In one swift movement she put her hand on his chest and shoved him straight down on his padded bottom.  Flattened.

Last week we received our first incident report.  Jake fell while getting out of the sandbox and ended up with his first shiner.  Unfortunately, I don’t think his new “tougher” look did anything to intimidate his nemesis.  They have a love/hate relationship.  They kind of want to hug each other, but hugging and pushing are easily confused at this age.

I’ve told Jakey never to mess with Emi, but he just doesn’t listen.  Sometimes he tries to beat her on volume.  This would be impossible.  She has the ability to scream in such a way that it will knock your little blue shoe booties right off!  And now I think Emi has the power to possess the body of others.  I told you she’s wicked smart.  The other night I was convinced she had broken into our house and climbed into Jakey’s crib.  She was screaming her hysterical, insane scream.  A scream we’ve only heard at day care, never out of the mouth of our little bald housemate.

Now the mimic and the nemesis have joined forces.  The world may never be safe again.