Marshmallow lover
Since The Little EmpressNinja has soundly defeated just about every gate we have in the house, we took them down as they were far more a hindrance to us than they were to her. The last few days have been somewhat stressful as a result, as neither The Hubs ™ nor I fully trust The Little EmpressNinja not to do something crazy like climb up onto the counters and/or hang from oven knobs. (Both of which she has been caught doing, by the way.)
Still, I’ve stubbornly decided to keep the gates down and packed away because, well, she has to learn sometime, right? I just keep telling myself that.
Since there is no longer a gate protecting the kitchen, I’ve found myself having to be extra careful about what I leave out on the counter, so as not to tempt The Little EmpressNinja to climb. Though I have learned my lesson about keeping sharp knives in the sink where she can’t reach them, things like bags of chips and foodstuffs are somewhat harder to remember.
TLE is quite self-sufficient when it comes to feeding herself and happily does so. To her, anything left on the counter is fair game. This is how she ended up with a bag of marshmallows for dinner* last night. She had triumphantly plucked the marshmallows from the counter and walked into the office, marshmallow in hand, bag clutched to her, munching away happily.
“Mama?” she asked, holding the bag of marshmallows out to me with a smile.
“Mama doesn’t want marshmallows. But thank you,” I replied.
She nodded, smiled and went along her merry way, still clutching the bag of marshmallows.
* For the record she didn’t eat the entire bag of marshmallows, only about three of them. Which, when you think about the size of a toddler’s stomach, is plenty. I’m sure there are some parents that will roll their eyes at the thought of someone allowing their toddler to eat marshmallows for dinner. Hey, live a little, okay? 
Of course, there are other parents that I’m sure will understand exactly where I’m coming from when a few marshmallows can buy you some sanity minutes.
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Three marshmallows? I wouldn’t sweat it. Connor can eat a whole box of Yan-Yan and Hello Panda if we let him. He’s done that in the past. Do I sweat about it? No, we don’t do it everyday.
I guess I won’t be getting that mother of the year award. hahaha….
I didn’t really care, honestly, except that sugar really hypes her up! Plus it is a little unusual for TLE to be eating sweets. Now, she can (and has) eaten an entire bag of shrimp chips (both Calbee and Dandy brands!) I can hardly get out of the Asian mart without her recognizing the bag!
awww…she is a cutie! Little Marshmallow thief huh? I have the same trouble with my 19 month old! Cute blog. Following you from MBC
~Kimberly
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Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be sure to follow you too. Toddlers are such cute little thieves, can’t help but love ‘em.