This child, she's the sweetest lil thing, sometimes, still mothering all of us.. still the same sweet smile on her face no matter what she's doing, unless it's tormenting joel or mikyla and she's been caught and is in trouble, then she's not smiling, she's wailing, quivering her lower lip when she cries, for emphasis.
Her hands are still into everything, lightening fast.. and she's thin as a bony whip, but eats all the time, and I do mean all the time.. *laughs*.. she's healthy as an ox, thank God, and I love her so so so so much, but of all the grandchildren, I have to confess, she exhausts me.
She's taken to biting again, and slapping and pinching, I suppose they all claim their independance much like this, well okay not so much like this but I think Mal's going to be an extremist. She pretended she was going to give me a hug yesterday, and ended up letting me get close enough so that she could flip me on the glasses with the fingertips of both hands. Was I startled? Yes, but not surprised. The kid's become ..almost a terror!
I'm trying to correct this by not letting her do "fun things" - like staying all night with me, or not letting her go with dranny when dranny comes to get Mikyla to visit with her for a while. She cries so hard, it hurts her feelings so much, but I just keep reminding her, "you have to be good to be able to do fun stuff".. she nods and says, I will be good, and she tries SO hard. She really tries.. but, just.. forgets fast.
I think she'll catch on, I really do. *prays!*
Posted by juel at September 18, 2004 09:21 AM