She’d rather roam the property!

As I watched Leiyah play I realized she had picked up a dirty diaper that I intended to throw away just as soon as I replaced the bag in the diaper garbage.  I took this as a teachable moment.  I took the diaper and walked over to the doaper garbage as she followed.  She already learned how to open it weeks prior to today.  She actually put a CD in it and I forgot and threw it away with the dirty diapers.  Anyway, I showed her that the diaper was supposed to go in it.  I opened it and placed it in and closed it.  Moment was over.  Or so I thought.  She proceded to pick up the clean diaper she was holding earlier while I changed her dirty one.  She walked over to the garbage and opened it, placed it in, and closed it.  I was amazed.  I know it is not the most important thing to learn to do, but I was so proud.  I just showed her once and then she did it twice after that.  I know all mothers/ parents think that their children are smarter than the others, but I really think she is.  

This moment was part of a larger moment.  I was sitting in the glider reading from her Dr. Seuss book.  She was just being adorable.  Walking around like she had things to do.  She opened her bedding drawer, took something out and left the room.  Then did the diaper thing.  After that she found her Hello Kitty purse in her closet and carried it around while she ventured into my closet to pull on my clothes.  Between these activities she would glance at me and smile while she left the room and when she came back.  She also would come over to look at the book that I was reading.  Just adorable.