It's hard to discipline when she cracks you up! Troy literally had to turn his head away from Ella last night, because he couldn't stop laughing at her. Sometimes, even when she's being rotten, she's just so darn cute!
We're working on "NO." Ella hears it, and sometimes stops what she's doing for a brief second. She says it, "no, no, no, no" when she's doing something wrong, or trying to tell another kid not to do something. But she really doesn't have the slightest idea what this word "NO" means.
She constantly wants to climb onto the leather ottoman, which we use as a coffee table. It's soft, it's the perfect height for her to get on top of, and it's a much better seat for TV viewing than the floor. Unfortunately, Ella's still pretty clumsy, and we're not so sure she won't tumble off and land on her head.
So the battle begins. Ella puts a leg up to hoist herself onto the ottoman. Troy pulls her down and says "NO Ella, you can't climb up there." Ella laughs and we go again. She climbs, Troy responds by pulling her leg down. "NO Ella." By the third round, this is a game and Ella is just cackling at Daddy. What fun they're having she tries to climb and he pulls her legs.
Plan B: Diversion
Finally Troy tries what the parenting magazines, parent educator, etc.. have been telling us... DIVERT THEM TO SOMETHING ELSE. Instead of pushing her leg down, he carries her over to her toys and starts playing. Game over. Who cares about climbing on the ottoman when you can play with Daddy on your car!
I'm not sure who won this battle, but I'm sure we'll fight it again soon. Ella may not know what "NO" means yet, but Mommy and Daddy are certainly learning something!
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