remote control
Last night, Ally wanted to watch Elmo, so she grabbed a remote and pointed it at the tv. When nothing happened, she got closer and closer. Finally, she banged it against the screen. I told her no, so she did it again. I took it away from her and told her not to hit the tv. She took it back and hit the entertainment center instead. She thought we were having great fun. it was all I could do not to laugh at her. I tried my stern "mother" look, but must not have it perfected yet, because instead of stopping her, it just made her bang it quieter. The look on her face was SO funny. I wish I could read her mind at times like this. Finally, I picked her up, took the remote away and put it out of her reach, sat her on my lap on the couch, and made her sit with me while I explained that she had to listen to me. I must have gotten through to her that she couldn't test my limits anymore, because when we were finished, she went on and found something else to play with.