A mind of her own

Today, an unforgettable incident occurred between mommy and Sheri and I wish to share it with all my readers of my blog. As usual, I was trying to put Sheri to sleep after lunch. However, she refused to sleep beside me on the bed and started crying miserably. Usually, I will just try to put her back to her sleeping position every time she sits up. After awhile, she will usually give up putting up her resistance and take a short nap. However, she was very uncooperative and persistent in her attempts today. She crawled over mommy to get out of the bed. At that time, mommy was also getting a bit frustrated with this defiant girl and I just told her that she could do what she wants, but mommy would just lie on the bed to sleep, hoping that she might just stay with me on the bed for companionship. Usually, when that happens, she will just roam around in the bedroom.

However, her response was very different today. She just walked out of the bedroom and headed straight to the living room to read her storybooks with her back facing the bedroom. She did not even try to turn back to take a quick glance whether mommy was following her. That really surprised me. I could not believe that 14 month toddler can be so headstrong and insistent in her own way. I just felt at that moment that I am not dealing with a toddler anymore, but an adult with a mind of her own.

After about 15 minutes, she finally returned to the bedroom and went to the side of the bed where mommy was. I gave her a hug and tried to explain to her why mommy was so insistent in putting her to sleep just now. Actually, I did not know whether she knew what mommy was telling her at that moment, but she did fall asleep when I put her beside me after that.