G has taken to completing tedious, necessary tasks.   Buckling the straps in her high chair, opening the car door, ringing the doorbell.   Nothing so useful as say putting away the dishes of feeding the dog, but perhaps that is next.   She announces her intentions to do something by saying “i got it” then comes the decision of whether i want to wait for her to potentially flail and scream, wait for her to get it right, or move this party along.   She is slow, but it is cute seeing her learn from the things she sees everyday.

Today we were walking into daycare and she wanted to pound on the access pad, something I try to avoid since she usually winds up ringing the bell and disturbing people for no good reason.   Today, however, she was very patient and pushed the buttons one by one in the order i pointed out and actually opened the door!   HUZZAH!!!   i’m impressed that she followed my examples, i’m impressed that she did it 4 times, i’m impressed that her tiny little fingers were consistently strong enough and nimble enough to push 4 tiny buttons.