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January 24, 2008
On the up side, they have yet to master a single babyproofing device
I really don't get toddlers.
At 18 months, Katie was desperate to "do it herself." She wanted to dress herself, feed herself and do everything her big sister did. By herself. Of course, she wasn't nearly as capable as she needed to be, so after getting frustrated trying, she would eventually give in and let us help.
Now she's going on three, and she swears she can't. Can't put her own pants on (I've seen you do it!) Will not eat rather than feed herself. Implies that without a hand to hold, she'll never make it down the stairs. Naturally, these are things she's been doing for quite some time, particularly the stairs and the food.
Ironically, she's still more independent that Jamie. We had nachos for dinner tonight, and Jamie actually held up two chips cheesed together with one hand and told me she couldn't get them apart. She looked offended when I told her to use her other hand.
Jamie actually went through some of this too, at least the original "I do it" part. She's never really gotten past the regression into wanting someone else to do it for her. I'm hoping that in Katie's case, this is a growing pain, much like I'm hoping that her going to school happily the first few times and then turning into a puddle of goo the last few times is just a transition state.
Honestly, I'm just not sure I can handle having to button their pants for them when they get to high school.
Posted by me at January 24, 2008 3:22 PM