My Little Sponge

Caleigh has turned into a sponge, sopping up everything around her and questioning just as much. She is learning and is excited everyday when I pick her up from preschool. She even has what I call her "instruction voice". It is a voice that clearly is mimicking her teachers. She tries to give me directions about how to do something or a way to play a game with her using this voice. It is probably one of the first signs I got from her that she is totally immersing herself in her learning.

Additionally, she has picked up on some not so nice qualities. Unfortunately a little boy in her class stutters. Caleigh has picked up on this as well and has started to purposefully stutter at home. I have tried to tell her that she should not talk like anyone else but herself, however I don't know if she is remembering to talk like herself when she is at school. I have had to remind her quite a few times to talk like herself when she is at home.

And, speaking of home, Chad and I have decided that it is time that we become saints. Ok, maybe not saints but we do need to watch what we say and do at home because we now have a professional little copycat living with us. There are those moments when she says or does something and it is so cute to see her acting like her mommy or daddy and we comment as such. And then there are those times when she acts like one of us and we are so embarrassed that we try to blame the actions on the other! Therefore, it is time to shape up. No more saying what we want because we think she doesn't understand. Quite frankly, even if she doesn't understand, that doesn't mean she won't use the words (and sometimes even use them in public!). I am not saying that we go around using foul language but sometimes even the most harmless of words are like daggers in the wrong situation.

So, I must now pray that I keep my words and actions in check so that I set a good example for my kid. Since she is soaking in so much right now, I would rather the good stuff seep in deeper than anything else.