Rolling Over and "NO" Training
On Friday, Savvy rolled over for the first time. I was *VERY* sad! ugh, ugh, ugh- time is flying by. There's just a few months left of her being a baby. But, she is SO proud of herself that it's fun to watch! She'll roll from tummy to back 537 million times a day and she really thinks she has learned some big girl stuff.
Speaking of BIG GIRL STUFF, poor Savvy had to have her first little training session in obedience last night. I was holding her in my lap while eating dinner and she kept reaching for my soup bowl. It's the first time we've ever told her "no". She'd reach for the soup bowl, I'd tell her no, and she'd promptly burst into tears. Eventually she sat and looked at the soup bowl and just cried. She wanted to touch it but didn't dare since she had been told "no". Oh, what a hard lesson to learn! The earlier she learns it the better though. If it were all about me, I could have just distracted her, moved the soup bowl out of reach or given her something else to play with. It would have been easier on me in the moment, and I really hated seeing her cry and hated telling her "no". But, honestly, it's so much harder on the child, the longer you wait it teach them to obey. A tiny bit of training now and over the next months will make for a much happier toddler. And that's what I really want- a happy, obedient, cheerful little girl. Not one who is constantly being corrected for disobedience and who is perennially unhappy because she hasn't learned to operate within boundaries. So, for her sake, I told her "no" last night. But I sure didn't enjoy it.
Oh- I forgot to say- Saturday was our yearly celebration of "FIRST ICECREAM OF THE SEASON". Savvy had her first lick of an icecream cone. Oh.So.Cute. Oh my word- I just love and adore this baby. She is the absolute delight of my days. Pictures coming soon!
Turning Over
Success!
Peek-A-Boo!
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