Cheerio Mate
My children have become much more independent as of late. They have actually made my life a lot easier. It’s nice to get up in the morning and they have already gotten themselves dressed and sometimes even fed. This morning I helped Annie out with her first round of Cheerios. She decided that she would try her hand at the second round. Needless to say ALL of the Cheerios from the box are no longer in the box. I know it’s a shocking reality. A large portion of them made it into her bowl and the remainder found rest on the table or my floor. As I fell upon the scene, I was actually shocked at my first emotional response. I was impressed…IMPRESSED that she managed to fit so many of the Cheerios perfectly in the bowl. Annie must have anticipated a different response from me because she looked at me and said, “Mommy, I’m so sorry. Sorry, Mommy. I will clean it up.” Of course that just melted me and we picked up the stray Cheerios together. I think I’m making parental progress…babysteps.
I think that you manage to handle just about every situation well. I keep hoping that more and more of that will rub off on me. I love your Annie, and great picture!
July 21st, 2009 at 12:10 pmAnd as an added bonus, Annie picked the “right” cereal to spill. Speaking from experience, Cheerios are much more spill-friendly than Kix or Cocoa Puffs. Cheerios don’t roll as much.
Thanks for the cute story & the great picture!
July 21st, 2009 at 1:09 pmWait a minute… kids that dress and feed themselves? I gotta get me a few of those.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:18 pm