This morning Baby Girl has the blues. She woke up doing one of her favorite things actually. She put on a pair of socks. She doesn't just put them on any old way. She pulls them up as high as one possibly can. The likes them high on the thigh if possible. So you can imagine her happy pleasure when she found how high a pair of Big Girls socks on her could go today. Next she went for some of Big Girl's sandals. The ones with a slight cork heel. Big Girl commented that she shouldn't be wearing these because they make her trip. I decided not to fight with my nearly two year old girl and let her take her chances in them for the morning. During the morning's flurry to get kids ready for school Little Girl actually did take a few spills in the heels. For reals! (just rhyming). But alas, busy mom still wasn't as much into safety as I was into getting kids out the door in a hurry. Plus taking them off at this point would mean tantrum time, something I didn't feel we needed to get into right now. Good thing she's so close to the floor I told myself. I did ask her to take off the big shoes and she determinedly screeched "NO!"
So there we were at the top of our split level foyer ready for morning prayer before leaving to pick up our carpool girl up the street, when I saw it coming. Baby Girl was headed for the steps in her heels. Luckily Both Little Boy and I caught her in time before another fall this season. She did start wailing out of fright or disruption. And she didn't really stop crying for several minutes. However at the end of this ordeal she did something we all found delightful. Having no kleenex handy to wipe her eyes free of tears, she reached into my purse and found a receipt from Target and wiped her eyes on each side. And now as I post this she sits by me with lunch in front of her, and a post-sleep look on her face, seeming completely at a loss for what to do next. "Would you like me to rock you?" "NO!" "Would you like some TV?" "NO!" "Would you like a hug?" "NO!" "Would you like a story?" "NO!" "What would you like?" "NO!"
Maybe a pair of longish socks and some high heel sandals... Dare I ask?
4 comments:
She looks so sad! And from your description, I think I have the perfect gift idea on my blog today!
Oh, poor girl. She looks so much like E in this picture. I think it's the eyes.
Maya also loves long socks. I recently started buying her the knee-highs because they make her so darn happy. If you can buy happiness with socks, I say go for it!
Ohhh...that is the sweetest little sad face. What a bad day for her. I love the picture with your laptop showing your entering it all onto your blog.
We got your Christmas card today and LOVED it!!! T did a wonderful job. We are grateful for his example and reminder of were the "joy" of Christmas comes from. Interesting because at the beginning of December we started the last week of Christ's life in Seminary. The past couple of days I've been preparing lessons for the last supper, the betrayal and now the atonement. It has brought such a wonderful "new" focus into my Christmas season. This is going to be a hard Christmas for all of you, yet...it seems to be one that is turning reflective and will be a precious and tender experience with your Savior. We love you guys. Thank you for your example and strength!!
Poor 'Liza. Being almost 2 is rough. I'm going through the same thing. Each day I find myself wakingup and wondering which day it's going to be...
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