Terrible Tot

Lana has started being our little helper. She can do numerous tasks already when asked to. Some of them are:

1. "Throw it in the bin". When she picked something off the floor, I usually asked her to throw it in the bin. She happily obliges.

2. "Show it to Daddy or Mummy". She shows pictures or toys to Daddy or Mummy when asked to. One of my favorite

3. "Get your shoes or hat or anything". When we go out, we usually ask her to get her shoes. She knows where to get them anyway. That way, she learns what she has to do in order to get ready to go out.

4. "Ask Daddy to take you to the car". She says to her Dad, "Daddy, car" when we're ready to leave in the morning. She'd be waiting by the door then eager to go out.

5. "Clap your hands". One of the things she loves to do. She does this whenever we are, in the car or out and about.

6. "Close your eyes". When I'm driving in the morning and the sun is in her eyes, I tell her to close them so it doesn't get in them.

7."Drink water or eat your food". Lana loves her food. She started feeding herself with a spoon. It’s messy but she’s gradually learning. It would great when the time comes when Mummy doesn’t have to feed her anymore.

8. "Sit down". Lana is actually a very behaved girl and does what she’s told to do.

9. "Get your mat". She sits on her mat when she plays with her toys or drinks her bottle in the morning. I usually ask her to move the mat in the kitchen (except when I'm cooking) so I can keep an eye on her.

10. "Kiss". Mwuah! That’s her kiss. She gives us lots and lots of kisses! She’s heaven sent!

11. "Hug". With arms open wide, she gives the lucky receiver of the hug, a BIG hug as long as you tell her to give that person a hugs or plenty of hugs.

12. "Pick it up". Lana’s doesn’t put stuff in her mouth anymore. She just picks them up and gives them to you. Which is a very good thing because she once picked up at a friend’s house a fine staple wire. She gave it to me and praised her for not putting it in her mouth!

13. "Ta". As I’ve earlier, Lana is very polite. When you give her something, she says ‘Ta’ (Aussie slang for “thank you”) and vice versa.

14. "Switch on or off the light". She likes doing it. She switches the light on and off when we get in and out of the room.

15. "Stay here". Of course, if we want her to stay put, we tell her to stay put. Like when I had to unload things from the car, I told her to stay outside the door.

16. "Wait". I usually tell her to wait when I have to do something, thus she waits.

17. "Lay down". When she needs a nappy change, I tell her to lie down so I can change her bum.

18. "Sleep". She knows when it’s time to have a snooze.

19. “Close the door”. It’s her job to close the bathroom door before I give her a bath while I fill her bathtub with water.

We always say "please" whenever we ask her to do something for us. That way, she learns to be polite, too!



Enjoying every little hug, from our little snuggle bug!