She's Going To Be The Sassy One
Sofia and I were heading downstairs after having spent a good half hour or so playing with her Fischer Price doll house in her room, when I attempted to hold her hand as she went down the stairs. Now she hasn't needed any help on the stairs since she was one and a half, but you know she's right there with me, so my instinct is to reach out and hold her hand.
"I don't need to you hold my hand, mama. I'll just hold onto the wall," she says as her right hand brushes the undersides of the framed photos on the stairwell wall, tipping them all a bit askew as she goes.
"That's okay. I know you don't need help. I just wanted to hold your hand," I explain.
"See how I walk down the steps, mommy? I just take steps and go, 'walk, walk, walk'. See? it's easy for me!" She smiles up at me.
"Okay, Sofi. I see how you do it. You don't need any help." We get to the bottom of the stairs and she pauses, lifting one knee especially high, then looking at me.
"Now, see how I walk on the floor? I just take some more steps and go, 'walk... walk... walk'. (As she takes super-sized, John Cleese "ministry of silly walks" type steps). See how easy that is, mommy?"
"Yes, you've made your point."
And in her best Dustin Hoffman, "I'm a very good walker."
Lord help me when she turns 12.
"I don't need to you hold my hand, mama. I'll just hold onto the wall," she says as her right hand brushes the undersides of the framed photos on the stairwell wall, tipping them all a bit askew as she goes.
"That's okay. I know you don't need help. I just wanted to hold your hand," I explain.
"See how I walk down the steps, mommy? I just take steps and go, 'walk, walk, walk'. See? it's easy for me!" She smiles up at me.
"Okay, Sofi. I see how you do it. You don't need any help." We get to the bottom of the stairs and she pauses, lifting one knee especially high, then looking at me.
"Now, see how I walk on the floor? I just take some more steps and go, 'walk... walk... walk'. (As she takes super-sized, John Cleese "ministry of silly walks" type steps). See how easy that is, mommy?"
"Yes, you've made your point."
And in her best Dustin Hoffman, "I'm a very good walker."
Lord help me when she turns 12.
posted by Kristen @ 8:36 PM
4 Comments:
At 1:45 AM,
Flea said…
My girlfriend uses this comment a lot so I'll leave it as a comment: "Oh Bless her!"
:)
At 10:22 AM,
Anonymous said…
Years ago, my three-year-old nephew took it upon himself to tell me how to walk around a small stream (I had stepped in it.) He came to me and said "Aunt Jody, you walk AROUND the water, like this see!" and he demonstrated. Yep.
At 12:24 PM,
Anonymous said…
SO CUTE! And thank you for the "Ministry of Silly Walks" imagery. It made it so much funnier.
I think our daughters could be friends. Mine talks to everyone like she's 37 and has travelled the globe several times.
At 8:19 PM,
Kristen said…
Hannelie- Bless her, indeed! She really is a character. I never know what she's going to say next.
Jody- Sounds like something my son would instruct as well. Boys in particular like to explain things in great detail, especially if they feel they're being helpful.
Melissa- Oh I bet my daughter would adore yours. She really only likes hanging out with older girls, and of course with boys, but no one her own age. Within ten minutes of arriving at my sister's house in Ohio, my six year old niece, Shelby, had Sofia wrapped in a purple feather boa and rock star sunglasses. They were inseperable for our whole stay. I have to get around to posting those pictures very soon...
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