Outside? Outside? Outside?
Monday, May 11th, 2009I can already hear her saying it repeatedly once she starts talking more clearly and regularly, “outside? outside? outside?” While she doesn’t speak in clear English the majority of the time, it’s amazing how well she can communicate with us. When Gabe was out sick with her the other day, he says that she kept going from the front door to the back door. She will go to the door, try to reach the handle, sit down in front of it, and whine for someone to take her outside. From what I have heard from other parents, this appears to be a very common toddler request.
Maddie finally found her shoes and brought them to Daddy. “Please, Daddy, please put on my shoes and take me outside!” Poor thing, I’m sure she’s thinking, “how obvious do I need to be??”
This weekend, Gabe was singing along to a Jack Johnson song which has the line, “no need to go outside.” The mere mention of “outside” was enough to get Maddie to start her requests!
I’m at home with her today (she’s still sick), and she has been begging to go outside yet again. I got us both dressed and put on our shoes to find that it was raining. Have you ever tried to explain to an almost 15-month-old that we can’t go outside because it’s wet, cold and yucky out there? Let’s just say that she doesn’t exactly listen to logic.
After some indoor playtime and a snack, the rain had stopped. It was still quite wet outside but at least it wasn’t raining. Maddie was fascinated with the wet pavement. Inevitably, she sat down on the wet ground. As I tried to help her back to her feet, she fell on her face. Poor thing! Ouch! She has a little bit of a scrape and will probably have a bruise, but she recovers fairly quickly. Hopefully, we’ll get some happier playtime after her nap.
