Sadie Beth loved our Christmas decorations this year. She was mezmorized by it all. She enjoyed the nativity, her cloth nativity, the snowmen, and oh the Christmas tree! Initially I was worried about her being able to get to the ornaments but was thrilled that she learned that she could only touch them with "one finger." The Christmas tree mesmorized Sadie Beth, which is perhaps one reason why it still stands in our living room on February 5. She still gets up every morning, runs to look at the tree, and greets her favorite ornaments with the trademark Sadie Beth, "Hi!"
She spent a lot of time doing this over the holidays.
She spent a lot of time doing this over the holidays.
We have since implemented the "1-finger rule" in just about any situation you can think of. I let her touch just about anything (at the store, at home, etc) with one finger. I got this idea from another blog a long time ago and it sure does work. Getting to touch things with one finger allows her to satisfy the intense curiosity innate in every toddler on the face of the planet but still sets an appropriate boundary for Sadie Beth, teaching her she doesn't have full access to anything her little heart desires. 
This picture is a blurry but I love the awe and wonder you can see in her face. I hope through all our Christmas festivities maybe Sadie Beth started to understand that we celebrate this special day to recognize the most important birthday of them all. 
2 comments:
That is a great idea about the one-finger rule! I will have to remember that as Clare gets older. Sadie Beth sure is a cutie pie!
Kara (Katy's sister)
I am going to have to start the one-finger rule too! If only I can get kendra to actually point her one finger, though! :)
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