Wrapped Around Her Little Finger

The 29th December is fast becoming a tradition of sorts;  A Rendez-Vouz with the Carters and the Godparents of Princess to meet and have our Christmas catch up. It is also a chance to have some quality play time with Princess.  Particularly for me, the schedule is very busy and play time is rare.

I'm always marvelling at how much can change in a couple of months.  Princess is a sponge.  She's gone from being tentative with her steps to fully toddling along; to being limited with the words she knows to a full on vocabulary list, although some of it is what I like to call Baby Tourettes.  Innocent words like drink come out as 'dik' because she hasn't quite grasped the word yet.

Play time is different too.  There's a Noah's Arc, there are Bricks, there's a Mini, there are musical instruments and there's "baby"; with bottle and full medical kit.  It always surprises me how a little girl nurtures a baby doll.  Is it taught?  Do they learn it from seeing what others do?  Do we encourage it because she is a girl and get her to give baby a cuddle and to give it some milk?

Princess is also very quick to know what she can get people to do, specifically with me.  Our first game was a classic; Pick Up 52 - except we did this with colouring crayons instead of cards.  Another was to sit her on a chair so that she could then get off.  I lost count how often I had to do this, but who can resist those big blue eyes and the little voice that says "Ta" as she pats the chair that she wants to sit on?  I'm officially wrapped around that little finger of hers.