Little Miss Independent

Boy is Teah getting big! Yesterday we had a great time going out to dinner and then to the bookstore as a family. We try to give Teah a lot of advance notice before leaving and something exciting to try to get to, but sometimes she's not so good when leaving a fun place. Anyway, we were able to get her to walk out of the bookstore last night, but when she got just outside the door she decided to stop and didn't want to go. Well, it was freezing cold and we were getting in people's way, so Robert scooped her up and started walking her to the car. She started screaming "No! Walk! No! Teah wants to walk!". Of course, this screaming continued for the 5 minute car ride home - "Get out of car. Walk Outside! Get out of car! ". We could get her to calm down for two seconds by telling her that she could walk when we got home, but it wouldn't last long. Well, when we got home and we told her she could walk she stopped crying, but was still doing the sniffle thing that kids do after they've cried for awhile. We got out of the car and she said "Mommy, go inside". So, I went inside and left her with Robert. Then she said, "Daddy, go inside". Of course we're not going to leave her alone, but Robert walked inside the gate to our backyard and shut the door, still being able to watch her through the door as she stood on the sidewalk. She just stood there for 2 or 3 minutes, sniffling and looking around, then she decided she was ready to come in. I guess she needed to assert her independence! :)