Mom unwraps…rewraps toddler’s birthday presents when she finds new wrapping paper

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A Terre Haute mom has decided to unwrap her soon to be three-year-old son's birthday presents so she could rewrap them in a new wrapping paper she found the day before his birthday. Alex Essex will celebrate his birthday at a party on March 2nd in Paris, Illinois, but his …

Toddler’s lunch time demands include underwear

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A Vigo County toddler's list of lunch time demands has a couple of shocking items. The list was leaked late Wednesday morning. According to our sources, two-year-old Alex Essex's list of lunch time demands includes a cement truck, several Hot Wheels cars, a single domino, a Spider-Man toy, and a …

Frustrated dad considers giving his son coffee creamer instead of milk

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A frustrated Vigo County dad admits he considered giving his two-year-old coffee creamer instead of milk, just to see his reaction. The confession came early Wednesday morning. 36-year-old Chris Essex said his son, Alex, just got done hitting and throwing a toy at him when he had the idea. "Would …

’It is time to re-evaluate my man card,’ Toddler’s construction equipment knowledge surpasses his dad’s

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - A Terre Haute dad said he came to a shocking conclusion on Sunday when he learned his toddler has more knowledge of construction equipment then he does. Chris Essex, 36, said he has thought for a while that two-year-old Alex may know about the equipment. "It was a couple of …

Dad quietly annoyed when son’s loud playing forces him to miss some story elements of Pixar’s Cars

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A Vigo County dad said he was secretly annoyed when his toddler was playing too loudly, while he was trying to watch a Pixar movie. According to 30-year-old Chris Essex, he bought the movie 'Cars' for his son, Alex, on iTunes Saturday morning. "I've watched the third one tons of …

“She literally screamed.” Local mom gets overly excited after finding unused Play-Doh

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A Terre Haute mom admits she got way too excited over a buried, unused container of Play-Doh. It happened on Thursday morning. Ami Essex, 30, said the family stores their Play-Doh and the different toys associated with it in a crafting type crate. "It was blue. I'll never forget that …

Toddler faces time-out for allegedly trying to kill a toy

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A Terre Haute toddler is facing time-out after he was accused of trying to kill one of his toys. It happened on Tuesday night at a home in the southern part of Vigo County. According to parents, they found two-year-old Alex Essex's Codapiller toy on top of the family dog's …

Poop scare turns out to be Play-Doh

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A Terre Haute mom is recovering after a dry chunk of brown Play-Doh gave her a scare. It happened on Saturday to 30-year-old Ami Essex. That is when she found an old piece of dried, brown Play-Doh near a pile of toys close to the family's kitchen table. "I thought …

Dinos? ABCs? How about precut? Dad considers campaign to have nuggets ready to serve

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A local dad is speaking out after he says his pleas to the makers of chicken nuggets have largely gone unanswered. That dad is 36-year-old Chris Essex. Essex said he is sick of having to cut his toddler's chicken nuggets up each time he eats them. "Is it hard? Well...no. …

Hospital stay and the delay

So, a non Fake Toddler News update. You may have noticed I haven't posted any awesome toddler stories for a couple of weeks. I have a good reason. I've been dealing with a serious infection for the past couple of weeks, and spent some time in the hospital. I'm fine. Alex is fine. Ami is …