In Ryleigh's Eyes...

I took this picture of Roo at the playground today, and I LOVE it! It got me thinking about the way she views the world. Like right now she's going through this disgusting phase of licking things. For example, concrete, car doors, Ryan's boots... it's really icky to me, but I guess she's just wondering what they taste like, and decides to go on and find out! I mean basically most of what happens to her on a daily basis is a totally new experience, and how can I blame her for wanting to take it all in any way she can think of? Also I think about how she perceives the things I do. I know she gets frustrated with me when I am busy doing homework on the computer or doing the dishes, etc. To her eyes I'm ignoring her and choosing to do something other than play with her. It makes me more conscious that sometimes when I'm doing those things I really can just let it go until she goes to bed, and take that time to play with her, or sit her up on the counter and let her "help" me scrub plates like I did today. She was laughing so hard, and we had soapy water all over the kitchen! I guess the point of all this is that instead of going about my day dragging Ryleigh along for the ride, I want to make an effort to consider what she is getting from each activity. I'm gonna try to see more things through Ryleigh's eyes, and not always holller "no" at her for trying to do things I'd rather her not do. I mean if it's not dangerous, of course! So hopefully this won't lead to a horrible infection of some sort if I let my kid lick the occasional object, I figure if she licks enough gross things she may discover that this new habit does not have great payoffs!? Anyways, thats' my ramblings about THAT!