Does your kid have hair with a mind of its own? My wife and I have no clue what to expect from day to day in regards to Avery’s hair. Well, in regards to a lot of things relating to a crazy toddler, but lets focus on the hair here. Whoa, a little tongue twister!
Lately, the trend is to start the day with straight hair and usually happy…
But after nap time (late afternoon), her hair transforms into crazy curls.
Don’t mind the green smoothie face, just focus on that hair coming out to each side. Maybe it’s a way of letting parents know to expect craziness for the rest of the day. If so, it’s pretty accurate..
This “episode” was because we wouldn’t hold her while she drank her green and very stain-causing smoothie. Don’t worry, she calmed down and drank it just fine with just a single tear left for evidence.
Does your kid have hair that changes throughout the day?
What about your hair?
Did you hear about the hare that lived here but had to move over there?
A Couch Potato, as defined by Merriam-Webster is a lazy and inactive person; especially : one who spends a great deal of time watching television. Avery has watched a few shows here and there, but not often and she has yet to sit still longer than 5 minutes to see what’s on screen, so she is far from a couch potato.
While the dictionary definition does not apply, this little girl has taken to climbing and walking/jumping all over the couch lately. I’ll be in the kitchen (like usual) with my back turned and all of the here a little voice say “Hi.” Instantly, I know what I’ll see when I turn around, and sure enough…..
How can you get on to that face? It’s hard enough to suppress a smile, but to then have a stern voice? Forget it! I try to offer other, safer alternatives, but the allure of the couch is just too strong for anything else, even her shadow.
Hopefully she won’t have to learn the dangers of jumping on the couch through experience. Then again, maybe it’s a right of passage as a toddler. After all, my mom continues to remind me how I met with the corner of a wooden speaker box at that age. We don’t have sharp cornered objects surrounding the couch, so at least that’s working in our favor.
Does your kid love jumping on the couch, bed, or something else?
Ever have an accident as a result, or can you remember when you hurt yourself as kid?
We all know what happens when a groundhog sees its shadow, we get six more weeks of winter. But what about when a toddler sees their shadow? Well, I mean when they first acknowledge they are the ones making that silhouette on wall or any other light-colored surface.
Avery recently discovered her shadow and seems to get a kick out of her dark twin. I’ve been pointing it out to her when changing her diaper for a while, but just the other week she finally reacted to it and made her hand move across the wall. She’ll say something in toddler talk and smile, and I smile too because it keeps her occupied while changing her.
Now anytime we are somewhere that her shadow is visible, I can say look at your shadow and it will keep her busy at least for a minute. I love watching her learn something new and can only imagine what’s going on in her head as I explain how the light casting down on her creates that dark object called her shadow.
Just the other day, she was busy removing every item from her basket when I asked if she could find her shadow.
She seemed stumped and maybe a little hesitant at first.
But then she turned right around to come face to, ummmm, face? with her darker, less detailed self.
I asked her if she could find her shadow again and she immediately pointed to the dark figure. Still working on getting toys out of the basket, of course.
She closed in to investigate further with an almost accusatory point of her finger.
Hey, what are YOU lookin’ at?
Squatting down, she was amazed at how her shadow followed suit.
Back up and a little hand movement just to test the boundaries and she finally accepted her shadow was there to stay.
That’s when she looked away and saw there were more toys to take out of her basket and drop behind me as I cooked in the kitchen.
That’s also when I politely asked her to stop everything! To which she replied with….
Yeah, heart = melted. Oh, and look, she has a heart! Then I offered her a green smoothie which she happily accepted.
It makes me so proud when she enjoys drinking the healthy green smoothies I make. What doesn’t make me proud is when she then proceeds to climb on the couch, throw the pillows off, and eat the rim. green mouth and all.
But I digress, she’s hard to stay upset with for long. I guess those days are coming though, huh?
Can you remember when your little one first started to notice their shadow?
Do you find random teeth marks with food on furniture around your home?
An at-home dad on a mission to keep it real when it comes to food, fun, and raising a healthy, happy family.
