For answers to life's complicated problems, ask a 3 year old...

A quick story from today. Our power was out for about an hour today and for most of that hour Jaycee was walking around trying to figure out what exactly was affected by the power outage. She immediately noticed that the lights didn't work. Then she realized that the television could not be turned on. Then she was asking me about the clocks, the refrigerator, the pantry, and everything else she is familiar with.

After about a half hour of identifying what worked and what didn't, she decided she wanted to watch T.V. She asked me to turn it on even though we had discussed that it was not possible. She sat for a moment, presumably thinking about her investigation from earlier. After about 5 seconds I saw the light bulb above her head: "Dada, can we go to the store and get some batteries for the T.V.?"

That makes perfect sense. She discovered that all her toys that have batteries were unaffected by the shortage of electricity. So, why couldn't we get batteries to fit the T.V.? Have any problems that need solving? Just ask Jaycee...

Just another day...

I have mentioned before that Jayden has really started to emerge from her observational state and she has become a force to be reckoned with, especially for her sister. She no longer takes things lying down. If Jaycee commits a household crime against her, Jayden no longer contacts the authorities (mama/dada), she prefers the vigilante approach. This usually involves hitting back, scratching or, in the worst cases, biting.

I don't mind the self defense approach she has taken, but I have begun to notice innocent little Jayden has become the instigator. This morning, Jayden was stomping around with on of Jaycee's toys in her hand. Jaycee usually doesn't allow this and I have to step in and let Jaycee know that she has to share with her sister and that Jayden will share with her too. This time I didn't have the opportunity. Jaycee was still in her early morning mode which consists of minimal movement and limited communication. Because of her semi-conscience state, it took Jaycee a minute to discover Jayden carrying her toy around. When she did notice it, Jayden jumped into action. She went on a dead sprint into the bathroom.

One of the tough parts of potty training is leaving the toilet seat up at all times in case the need arrises. We learned the hard way that an unprepared toilet can be the difference between flushing the toilet and mopping the floor; but I digress.

Jayden had managed to beat Jaycee and into the bathroom and by the time I got there she was standing over the toilet attempting to flush it as she watched the toy floating in the bowl.

For a moment we all sort of looked at each other. Jaycee looked at me wondering what course of action I was going to take against her sister, while Jayden had a look on her face that said "Did you see that dada? That was... AWESOME". I shifted my gaze between both of them still trying to figure out how Jayden knew exactly how to pull off this stunt. If I didn't know better I would have guessed she had been planning this assault for days.

And to think I thought things would be easier when Jayden was walking...