And then James tried to put a crayon in his mouth and I told him “No.” And I want to defend myself by saying, it was a normally toned “No” since this was his first offense. There was no overreaction (truly, I mean that) and that this is his normal reaction to being told “No” about anything.
Thankfully, Sissy was succeeding a little more in her attempts and was definitely enjoying it more.
We eventually finished some cards for Papa. James even scribbled a little on his card. He also scribbled on another piece of paper that, after we were finished, Charlotte went and looked at said that she was going to “fix” it and started coloring on it some more.
I learned this afternoon that coloring with a one year old and expecting him not to try and eat the crayons? That’s an unrealistic expectation. But if you’re willing to let him ingest a little crayon (it’s non-toxic, right?) you can get a cute handmade card for your Dad.
Anonymous
November 7, 2012 at 1:30 amthanks for sharing.