Sophia loves to put her shoes on, and she will happily put them on upon request. It means we get to go somewhere. While she may not like change and new places she does like to leave the house to explore playgrounds and even go grocery shopping. She’ll even hint at times that she wants to go out and at other times she just wants to wear her shoes around the house.
Usually Kurt and I don’t wear our outdoor shoes inside, but we never applied that rule with Sophia because for the longest time she didn’t do much walking on dirty outdoor surfaces. I have a pair of slippers for her but they’re a pair of Robeez shoes. I think they’re too hard for her to put on herself so we allow the outdoor sandals. But because she climbs on the couch by flinging her foot on top of the cushion and then pulling herself up, we decided to insist that she take them off prior to sitting on the couch.
We only had to tell her once and now she very obediently sits on the floor to remove her shoes. Such a good girl. She has also gone as far as to apply the rule to climbing on the chairs at the dining table. It really isn’t necessary. They’re just wooden chairs that are easily wiped down, but why stop her?
On Friday we all went out to Baskin Robbins after dinner. I helped Sophia pull the heavy chair from the table before sitting in my own chair, then I looked over an noticed she wasn’t climbing up yet, “What are you doing?” At first she was trying to take off her shoe while standing, but then she sat on the floor tugged at her sandal. Kurt came to the table with his cone, “What is she doing?”
“She’s taking off her shoes before climbing up, of course.”
June 29th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Haha! That is so sweet. What a good girl!
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June 29th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I need Sophia to teach Chloe that trick
Erica Reply:
July 27th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Susan Anderson – hehe and maybe if we got them together they’d teach each other to talk as well.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Aren’t toddlers the MOST fascinating little people? Their minds work very differently than adults and I love to watch them figure things out in their individuals ways.
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Erica Reply:
July 27th, 2009 at 6:19 am
JaniceNW – it is funny to see her take on things
June 30th, 2009 at 6:11 am
She learns well….
June 30th, 2009 at 7:33 am
That’s awesome–now can you get her to come over here & train my 9 & 12 y/o to do that (and put them on the shoe rack in the closet while she’s at it?!)
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Erica Reply:
July 27th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Christy – I’m sure she would be happy to. Maybe I’ll deliver her via a photo sequence.
LOL
July 2nd, 2009 at 7:03 am
Good kiddie ! For my lil sis putting her shoes on was the hardest thing on earth
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Erica Reply:
July 27th, 2009 at 6:25 am
Tina – These are basically slip-on shoes, so very easy. Thanks for the visit. I hope you stop by again.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Aww…what a good girl…I love when they do stuff like that..
Erica Reply:
July 27th, 2009 at 6:26 am
elijahssong – Me too! It make cleaning so much easier.
July 14th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Hey, the person who sent you the boxing ring demands new blog posts! I’m coming out of my new baby fog and am noticing now that I have time that you have not posted new stuff! Don’t make me bang on my desk chanting that I want a new post, lol.
July 17th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
*banging on desk*
I want a new post!
I want a new post!
I want a new post!
lol