I just wanted to share what a smart baby I have! Today, we had to go shopping, but I didn't want to wake her up from her nap to do it. So when she woke up on her own, I fed her and put her in the carseat. She patiently sat as I drove to the post office and three stores -- looking bored, but docile. When I get home from any outing, I have to stop halfway into the driveway, take the baby out and take her insde, then take the groceries in, then fold in the rear view mirrors and pull the car forward into our very tight driveway. Elizabeth waited patiently in her carseat through most of this, but when I came into the house after pulling the car forward, she started complaining in her, "I'm tired of being strapped into this stupid carseat" voice. I quickly threw the perishable groceries in the fridge and freezer and knealt down in front of the carseat. She stopped complaining and grinned at me, wiggling happliy out of the seat as I unstrapped her.
I thought it was really cool to see how sh was familiar enough with the various situations to know that complaining at the store wouldn't get her much, but complaining on the floor at home would likely get her quick attention. I sure hope she coontinues to be willing to be patient with shopping trips in the future, and I hope that she really does understand that I'll do what I can to meet her needs when it's possible to do so.
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3 comments:
neat. She is an amazingly good baby, and it sounds like smart too. How old is she now?
My sister-in-law Elisa had her baby last friday. He was six pounds, 2 and a half weeks early. (her fist baby was 8 lbs 3 oz).
Lesli
She's four months, one week and three days or 18 weeks and five days. I don't remember whether I told you, but at her Dr. appt last week she weighed 15.6 lbs, was 25.5 inches long and her head was 16 1/2 inches around. The Dr. said that since she's in the 90th percentile of everything, she's a very well proportioned baby. She's wearing mostly 6 month sized clothes.
-Karen
Hi Karen,
Thank you for sharing. That's a sweet story. I always feel bad for
you when I think of you having to go through all those steps just to
get your car in and out of the driveway. Then I remember the tales I've
heard about what it was like to live in your other place, and I'm
reminded that this is much better. I'm glad she's patient, and she
really is smart to notice where she is in the routine. :•)
Love, K
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