Specificity

My son's latest "thing"/fascination/ultimate happiness is his cars. Everywhere he goes, he finds any vehicle with wheels and immediately wants to "hold it." In fact, any time we leave the house, he HAS TO bring a few cars with him, one for each hand to hold as he goes along for the ride. He knows to leave them in his seat when he gets out of the car, and he looks for them again when we get back in. This fascination has even been known to last at naptime and bedtime, when he wants to take one or two to bed with him. Luckily, it's not to play with them, only to hold them.

But, in all this car/truck holding, there's not a specific pattern to his wants. He knows EXACTLY which car or truck he wants for specific trips. Long trips need different vehicles than trips to the store, apparently. You can't just pick up two cars and hand them to him and expect that to appease his wants. No. You. Can't. They have to be the specific ones he's looking for. The white police car, the red race car, the yellow car, the green truck... you name it, he's got it, and the OTHER yellow car will not be good enough, because that's NOT the one he wants.

I knew that my child was opinionated, and I know that he likes things in certain orders, but MY GOODNESS! I had no idea he could be so specific in his needs/wants. Wow. We have a long way to go.