Elise knows that we don’t tolerate leaves or acorns in her mouth. When she isn’t tired, she usually complies. I saw her start to put a leaf to her mouth while we were playing on the trampoline (Joelle and Daddy were at Playhouse Disney Live, he promises a post later,) realize what she was doing, stop, look at me and smile. So, she does know that it’s a no, no. If she’s tired and ready for a nap, it’s like she can’t control her impulses and she just starts eating up like there is no tomorrow.
While we were on the trampoline, I saw her pick up an acorn and look at me. I now know it was a decoy, because as soon as I started my way over to get it from her, she dropped it and scooted over to the side where I had been holding down the net that needs repairing. She likes to body slam into the netting. I guess she likes the free fall feeling (great). Anyway, she had wanted to investigate the netting that didn’t stick to the trampoline and she figured out how to get mommie out of the way. I’m impressed.
December 30, 2007 at 9:08 pm
I agree that her ability to control impulses is definitely comprised by her tiredness. She likes to cord for electrical cords and other “no-no’s” as well when she gets tired. It’s like “if I do this they usually pick me up and I need a breather, I’m wiped!”
That “free fall” feeling reminds me of something she has done three days in a row. Sometimes when Joelle pops into a doorway of a room where Elise and I are playing and Elise is standing next to me while I am lying on my side on the floor, Elise will literally try to dive over me to the other side as if she’s trying to hide from Joelle. Luckily she doesn’t have enough “ups” to get all the way over me and she just ends up on my side with her hands reaching to the floor and her feet kicking in the air. It’s hilarious.