Madeline has reached a new milestone - one that I thought wouldn't be here for another year or so. She's learned to say "no." I thought the frequent and vehement recitation of that word was the basis for the "terrible twos," but at only 13 months she's become very comfortable with it.
At first she simply repeated it after we said it - generally when she was about to mess with something she shouldn't. Then she added the head shake. Now she says it when she knows she's not supposed to be doing something (often she still does it anyway).
The funny thing is that when she knows she's not supposed to be doing something, she seems understanding when we say no and remove her from the situation. She just shakes her head, says "no no" and then carries on with something else. But she is far more likely to throw a tantrum when we take something away from her that she's been allowed to play with previously.
In the video, I had just told her not to play with the alarm clock. She agrees pleasantly and then moves on to something else. The second part of the video is just footage of her running around our house. She gets a kick out of being chased around.
2 comments:
She is still SO sweet when she shakes her head no!!!
I agree with Grandma V - she is just precious when she shakes her head and says no. It is so nice to be a grand parent and sit back watch her do the things that you don't want her to do. It is cute because I'm not the one who has to say "no" and deal with it - unless, of course, the two of you are gone and I am obligated to follow all of your rules (right, Madeline!)
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