1 introvert + 1 introvert =
Today, I earned a little money toward our move to California by selling some of Amelia's baby clothes to Once Upon a Child.
It's amazing how many baby clothes Amelia has collected over the course of her short life. She already has so many clothes that she couldn't possibly wear everything, and when we pass these clothes down to her new baby sister...Well, I think we all know that we will be buying her little sister even more duds. So, many of her good quality clothes went out for sale today (and, yes, I kept quite a few favorites as well).
So off we went with three and a half Trader Joe's grocery bags full of clean used clothes. Once Upon a Child is across town on the west side, so it was a bit of a drive. Amelia applauded and sang out, "Yea!" when she saw we were in the same neighborhood as Olive Garden and Petsmart. I think she was just happy to be out doing something fun and new.
She was even more excited when she saw the store full of used baby and toddler toys. While I discussed trade-in issues with the sales staff, Amelia had a great time playing with a large, wooden Thomas the Train set they had constructed in the store.
But none of the toys at the store were as exciting as the children playing with them. Amelia seemed to desperately want to interact with every youngster she saw. She would follow a little boy or girl around for a bit, looking to get their attention, and repeating her name to them enthusiastically: "Mia...Mia!" At one point she even said the same thing I know she's heard me say to her when other children were around, "Can you say, 'Hello'?"
The funniest moment came when Amelia decided she wanted to shadow a little boy slightly older than herself. She and I were at the front of the store when the boy took off for the back and his sister. This caused Amelia a little distress and she called out to him, "Where're you going?!?"
Bottom line, I think Amelia needs to join a play group. She seems to be much more of an extrovert than either Michael or I ever were. I'm glad she wants to play with other children. Maybe we can make that happen when we reach our more permanent home in California.
Lisa
It's amazing how many baby clothes Amelia has collected over the course of her short life. She already has so many clothes that she couldn't possibly wear everything, and when we pass these clothes down to her new baby sister...Well, I think we all know that we will be buying her little sister even more duds. So, many of her good quality clothes went out for sale today (and, yes, I kept quite a few favorites as well).
So off we went with three and a half Trader Joe's grocery bags full of clean used clothes. Once Upon a Child is across town on the west side, so it was a bit of a drive. Amelia applauded and sang out, "Yea!" when she saw we were in the same neighborhood as Olive Garden and Petsmart. I think she was just happy to be out doing something fun and new.
She was even more excited when she saw the store full of used baby and toddler toys. While I discussed trade-in issues with the sales staff, Amelia had a great time playing with a large, wooden Thomas the Train set they had constructed in the store.
But none of the toys at the store were as exciting as the children playing with them. Amelia seemed to desperately want to interact with every youngster she saw. She would follow a little boy or girl around for a bit, looking to get their attention, and repeating her name to them enthusiastically: "Mia...Mia!" At one point she even said the same thing I know she's heard me say to her when other children were around, "Can you say, 'Hello'?"
The funniest moment came when Amelia decided she wanted to shadow a little boy slightly older than herself. She and I were at the front of the store when the boy took off for the back and his sister. This caused Amelia a little distress and she called out to him, "Where're you going?!?"
Bottom line, I think Amelia needs to join a play group. She seems to be much more of an extrovert than either Michael or I ever were. I'm glad she wants to play with other children. Maybe we can make that happen when we reach our more permanent home in California.
Lisa
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