My SIL2 told me about a Thomas Fair being held in Great Eastern Mall over the weekend, so last Saturday night, hubby and I took Gavin to check it out.  Aside from displaying a whole range of Thomas toys and VCDs, they also had a huge bouncy Thomas which children could play on at $5 per entry.

From the moment we arrived at Great Eastern mall and Gavin saw the giant Thomas on the concourse from way up on the third floor, he was all rearing to go.  We wisely decided that we should have dinner first or there would be no getting Gavin or we could all expect to go hungry since there was little likelihood of Gavin agreeing to leave the Thomas fair to go eat.

After dinner we took him down to the concourse and Daddy paid for his entry.  There were lots of other children bouncing around on the bouncy Thomas, but our son did not join in.  He was content to watch from afar and to “do his own thing”.

No matter how we coaxed and encouraged, he still preferred to stand on the sidelines rather than getting in, although I was convinced he would have gotten on if there hadn’t been so many other children around.

A mother with a few children playing on the bouncy Thomas noticed Gavin and remarked that he must be the only child.  Hubby said that he was.  She said that her son was the same until his sister came along.  With his sister along, he was more eager to join the fun. 

Now that I think back on it, I remember my brother was the same.  He was always the more reserved child, while I was the one always rearing to go.  My brother would only join in the fun and games because I was there.  I suppose not all first childs are like this, but at least I now know who Gavin takes after - his uncle.

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