Natalie has begun to be more particular in her old age. It started over 6 months ago, with her being concerned when she found a long hair on the ground. Then, it grew to picking lint or small fuzzies or other miniscule items off of clothes or the ground. A few months ago, she became very concerned about tags – on her animals. We are now a tagless household – and if she could choose, the tail from her bunny pillow would be removed too, as it gets in the way of reading sometimes. From there, Natalie has become obsessed with “toe jam” – checking between her toes multiple times a day. Finally, she now rearranges my hands when we cuddle at night. Sometimes, its a discreet moving of my hand by her hand – other times, she actually says “head” or whatever else the direction.
I partially blame myself for her idiosyncrasies – after all, she’s the first born and most people probably wouldn’t call me a relaxed mom (or anything else, for that matter). Oh, as parents, what we do to our children…
Its okay, Mom. At least you are cool enough to let me eat PB&J on the go!
P.S. In other funny Nat news, Natalie had an itchy ear when we were reading stories tonight. She moved over to “cuddle” with Dad… actually, to try to use his nose to scratch her ear. What a goofball.