They're back

[lathany]

Ryan and Bea have returned from their week in Cambridge. They're a little bigger (the grannies feed them more than I do) and can walk a little better.

Bea now has the "finger death grip" approach to walking. She grabs one finger of an adult's hand as tightly as possible and then walks them around the house. If you refuse you're in danger of having your finger broken off by her enthusiasm.

Ryan consistently runs everywhere. And apparently the grannies found his "sugar rush" moments deeply scary. There was also a suggestion that he screamed loudly every time he didn't get his own way.

And there were the usual set of toddler tales.

For instance, not only is Ryan still not feeding himself, but if left the spoon he will use it to poke the nearest adult until they cave in and serve him.

Another example, the twins are getting into the unfortunate habit of trying to keep their balance by hanging on to their sibling. This works just as badly as you might expect and they now have matching bruises.

Finally, the grannies were rather surprised to discover that neither baby liked grass. What ?! Walk on the cold, rough, green stuff when I can be carried ?! They will do almost anything to avoid putting both feet in it, including standing on one leg and standing on an adult's foot. In the eyes of Granny Jo - camping enthusiast - this is not a good thing.



Ah well, back to the delights of the musical snail...

Comments

[chrisvenus]

They're a little bigger (the grannies feed them more than I do) and can walk a little better.

A more rigorous training regime in cambridge as well? :)

If you ever tell this story in a forum that can be linked to my real name...

[condign.livejournal.com]

...but you might appreciate the tale. Many children (including one you might know as an adult) learn to walk using the "finger death grip" school. However, my mother has told me that children can also be remarkably gullible, and that once they have a bit of balance, you can often replace your finger with a clothespin (or solid object of equivalent width to a finger) while they're not looking, and they'll happily trundle along believing that they're still attached to stable human.

Indeed, eventually you can just give them two clothespins, and they'll walk along feeling safe, holding them over their head. I beg of you not to play that game with Bea, however convenient it may be, for the sake of her future psychological health. :)

Re: If you ever tell this story in a forum that can be linked to my real name...

[lathany.livejournal.com]

<laughs>

That's a wonderful story.

for the sake of her future psychological health

I'm sure I'm going to irrepairably damage both hers and Ryan's psychological health at some point down the line. But I'll try not to do it on purpose...