On the go!
Like other toddlers (or so I'm told) Amelia is a very active young girl. She loves to get out and explore. Lately, the weather here in Indiana has been rough, so much of her exercise and exploration has taken place indoors.
For example, though I knew that to do so would invite danger, I brought Amelia to our local Hallmark store so that I could buy ONE Christmas ornament and a box of Christmas cards. I knew this might be iffy, since I have a personal, "You break it, you buy it policy" and there are many fragile things to be found in a Hallmark store.
Amelia loved the store. She started off by handing me five different tree ornaments before I finally convinced her that I didn't need them. (A nice store assistance asked me if I needed a basket for my goodies, but I politely told her I was not going to buy all the random ornaments Amelia handed me.) Bored with the ornaments, Amelia took off and wandered among the card aisles. The store has a large display of Beanie Babies, which I assumed would be trouble. I showed her a long-horned bull, a Holstein cow, and a large monkey I thought she might like, but she actually didn't show much interest in any of these toys beyond saying, "cow."
As Amelia continued to wander she found a display of gifts for men with a brown Beanie Baby bear holding the letters D-A-D near the floor. She grabbed this toy, smiled and said, "Bear" and continued through the store. I kept close to Amelia and looked at wrapping paper when I saw her take an interest in another item within reach. Amelia had found a colorful stuffed pig behind a Precious Moments porcelain frame. Of course, the frame was of no use to her, so she roughly pushed it aside. Luckily, I was there to soften the blow and the frame did not break. She got a hold of that pig in her free hand and continued moving around the store with a toy in each hand.
Once it came time to pay for my cards, the three ornaments I had selected, and my gift wrap I asked Amelia which animal she wanted. You can imagine what she chose...so she went home with two new stuffed animals.
Amelia loves her new Beanie Babies. She will carry them around from place to place in the apartment and threw a fit when we took one away from her before bath time ("Bear can't take a bath"). This is her usual mode now: traveling with a toy in each hand. She takes her toys to the store and outdoors; she won't even put them down for food if she can help it. In fact, we've seen her lean forward in her chair, a toy in each hand, trying to pick up crackers and other snacks with her lips - pretty funny stuff.
Lisa
For example, though I knew that to do so would invite danger, I brought Amelia to our local Hallmark store so that I could buy ONE Christmas ornament and a box of Christmas cards. I knew this might be iffy, since I have a personal, "You break it, you buy it policy" and there are many fragile things to be found in a Hallmark store.
Amelia loved the store. She started off by handing me five different tree ornaments before I finally convinced her that I didn't need them. (A nice store assistance asked me if I needed a basket for my goodies, but I politely told her I was not going to buy all the random ornaments Amelia handed me.) Bored with the ornaments, Amelia took off and wandered among the card aisles. The store has a large display of Beanie Babies, which I assumed would be trouble. I showed her a long-horned bull, a Holstein cow, and a large monkey I thought she might like, but she actually didn't show much interest in any of these toys beyond saying, "cow."
As Amelia continued to wander she found a display of gifts for men with a brown Beanie Baby bear holding the letters D-A-D near the floor. She grabbed this toy, smiled and said, "Bear" and continued through the store. I kept close to Amelia and looked at wrapping paper when I saw her take an interest in another item within reach. Amelia had found a colorful stuffed pig behind a Precious Moments porcelain frame. Of course, the frame was of no use to her, so she roughly pushed it aside. Luckily, I was there to soften the blow and the frame did not break. She got a hold of that pig in her free hand and continued moving around the store with a toy in each hand.
Once it came time to pay for my cards, the three ornaments I had selected, and my gift wrap I asked Amelia which animal she wanted. You can imagine what she chose...so she went home with two new stuffed animals.
Amelia loves her new Beanie Babies. She will carry them around from place to place in the apartment and threw a fit when we took one away from her before bath time ("Bear can't take a bath"). This is her usual mode now: traveling with a toy in each hand. She takes her toys to the store and outdoors; she won't even put them down for food if she can help it. In fact, we've seen her lean forward in her chair, a toy in each hand, trying to pick up crackers and other snacks with her lips - pretty funny stuff.
Lisa
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