When Evan was born Amy kept trying to pick him up and carry him around the room.
“No, don’t do that!†We’d tell her “He’s too little for you to pick him upâ€
These days Amy still has the same desire to carry him around, but we now say:
“No, don’t do that! He’s too big for you to pick upâ€.
There once was a window of opportunity – February 7th between 1:35 and 3:15 in the morning. During that time he was just the perfect size for lifting, but Amy blew it by being asleep.
Those are the breaks I guess.
Toddlers are a lot stronger than we imagine. I bet Amy could easily pick up Evan by the neck and carry him around!! Next time she wants to pick him up, reason with her (because toddlers have a keen sense of reasoning) that you aren’t doubting her strength but her ability to not strangle her brother in the process. I’m sure Amy will understand and practice on the dog.
I believe there will be an hour and forty minutes that my near-sightedness will catch up with my age-related farsightedness – but I’m afraid, like Amy, I will be asleep through it all.
BTW, I love your blog, and you write very well! Thank you for sharing.
They grow like weeds, don’t they?