I watched the neighbor down the street yesterday while his mom had an appointment. He is two months younger than Kiddo, and this is the first time we've tried this out (but not the last, she goes to his house on Monday). It was good; they played well together, or played well
next to each other. But it took a lot of attention. Since neither has any impulse control yet, there was plenty of poking, touching, and stealing of toys, all of which needed to be pretty closely monitored.
Near the end of his visit they settled on a particularly fun activity, walking up and down our long hallway. One would start, the other would follow, and there would be expressions of joy all along the way, especially when they reached the end. They have both recently become comfortable on their legs and the joy of walking! well, it reminded me that perhaps this daily occurrence should not be taken quite as much for granted. At one point, this was an accomplishment.
My daughter also illustrated that she had figured out yet another part of the world. She found our set of extra keys that we let her play with. She picked them up, marched straight to the door and tried to put them in. She didn't bother with the door knob, just touched the keys to the door. That's what I do right? The partnership of the doorknob with the keys seems to still be a mystery, but I'm okay with that.
Near the end of his visit they settled on a particularly fun activity, walking up and down our long hallway. One would start, the other would follow, and there would be expressions of joy all along the way, especially when they reached the end. They have both recently become comfortable on their legs and the joy of walking! well, it reminded me that perhaps this daily occurrence should not be taken quite as much for granted. At one point, this was an accomplishment.
My daughter also illustrated that she had figured out yet another part of the world. She found our set of extra keys that we let her play with. She picked them up, marched straight to the door and tried to put them in. She didn't bother with the door knob, just touched the keys to the door. That's what I do right? The partnership of the doorknob with the keys seems to still be a mystery, but I'm okay with that.