It got me to thinking about when they were babies. Babies are awesome and all consuming and a lot of work and I'm so excited to be getting the chance for another. There was, however, one aspect of babyhood that I was reminded of today by my big kids. There were so many times I just wished there were things they could do for themselves and now they can. Go to the bathroom? Check. Get their own glasses of water? Check. Feed themselves? Check. Climb into the car? Check. Find their own shoes? Well.....
I am always excited when they end up being able to do something on their own. That is until today. Yesterday Charlotte discovered how to turn the light on and off in the fridge. This morning I discovered she also learned the ability to move the temperature settings on the fridge and freezer to "off." While I was in the shower Charlotte discovered the ability to make hot chocolate with marshmallows for herself and Greg. After the shower I discovered her ability to scarily place objects to climb and walk across the kitchen counters. Today Greg discovered he can start the dishwasher on his own. I discovered that there's no way to stop our dishwasher mid cycle even if it's completely empty.
Yes, independence is great, but right now I'm just wishing that they would stop being quite so independent.
3 comments:
I love the name Lee! Those things that Charlotte and Greg discovered that they can do kind of make me chuckle :)
Their daddy "helped" me by running the dishwasher one day - with regular dishsoap in the dispenser. Needless to say, bubbles came out EVERYWHERE- the sink drains, the garbage disposal, under and around the dishwasher door......took 2 more cycles to clear it out but his heart was in the right place, so now it's a funny memory.
Sara Ann is dealing with independent kiddos as well. I love reading the stories.
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