So, Daphne has gone from being the student to being the teacher. She now wants....no, demands that we tell her what the doggy says and so on and so on. We can still get her to tell us colors, but the parents have to tell her what everything is (even when she already knows). I feel like every moment with Daphne is a test.
On Tuesday we took Greg to the Vine for dinner. We figured it would be a nice loud place that would drown out any baby tantrums. The night before she performed a floor show during dinner at Bryon and Mauria's house. It consisted of three acts.
The first act consisted of Daphne refusing to eat any food and demanding (there is that word again) that her Daddy let her sit on his lap. When he refused we moved on to Act 2 or what I will call "The Biggest Tantrum Ever". Daphne ran around the dinner table screaming and throwing herself on the floor. It lasted for a good thirty minutes. Finally, I got up and offered her some "chewies" or fruit snacks. She walked over and sat on her booster seat and acted like this was what she wanted in the first place and why did it take so long to give her what she wanted. Ahhh, even toddlers need to "save face".
Act 3 was a fine finish to a difficult meal. She sat and laughed and laughed the fakest laugh I have ever heard. I guess she was trying to make up for the screaming. Anyway, the evening ended on a comic note, which made us all very happy.
Anyway, we figured that the Vine being a noisy place full of college students and loud big screen TV's it would be a nice place to take Daphne. Unfortunately we forgot crayons and therefore had to find ways to entertain her. Basically she ran around the restaurant getting in everyone's way and screaming with delight because she knew that once again she was the controller of our universe.
Just once I would like to know what if feels like to have a nice, quiet, docile child. One who sits and eats nicely while the grown-ups have a conversation.
Well, I guess I won't be getting that for Christmas. So, I will just say that I am grateful that I have a child who is smart and funny and I can't imagine even one day without her. Even if she is the most stubborn child since... oh, since me.