I would like to foster a sense of patience and self-acceptance as Lilly seeks to master new skills, that she doesn't get frustrated and upset with herself. It's a challenge then for us parents to remain patient as well as she learns to become entirely diaper-free and eat by herself with her own utensils when we're wiping up pee from the floor right after we've asked if she needs to use the potty and clean up tomato soup from everywhere but the ceiling.
Lately she's really been wanting to practice drinking water from an adult cup, and to play with water, transferring and spilling, making a big mess. Then I realized this morning how much I actually do with water, measure for the oat meal, fill pots, make coffee, refill the britta filtered water container, do the dishes, rinse out the humidifier, clean table and counter tops. And Leighton and I love our water bottles (and Lilly likes to have about three bottles plus one cup going for her). I noticed that she does pretend to clean up after her spills sometimes, just like mama. Always copying, always trying to learn. Always a big grin on her face when I get upset.
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Just yesterday she wanted to wash her hands over and over again from the faucets in the kitchen and bathroom sinks. Usually we just wash her hands with a washcloth. Since I rinse my hands so often she wanted to as well, “like papa.”
i swear the floor underneath avery's chair is permenantely damaged from all the pee! I would ask him if he needed to go, and them "ooops" i'd hear it dripping! Not to mention the food all over. summer will be better, lots of water play outdoors, transferring, filling pots, pouring.........the bathtub is good too! hope we can have happy hour soon.
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