Are there certain words that your children say that make you happy for them but sad for you? There are a few that I have been thinking about a lot lately. Reagan is in a huge “I do it myself” stage. I can’t decide if this is because she’s the second child or because she is 2 going on 5 or if it’s just her independent personality (no idea where she gets that from! ha!) Whatever the case, it makes me a tad sad to hear those words. They have become pretty regular words in her vocab over the past few weeks. Whether it be getting into her car seat, attempting to buckle her car seat belt, going up/down stairs, getting into a chair, getting her shoes or clothes on, etc, her response to us is “I do it myself.” If you don’t let her at least try, you can bet that a tantrum of some form will ensue…I mean, she’s 2. Those are a given these days. 🙂
