The concept of size

During the week, The Little Empress and I drive on over to my parents’ house a half-hour away so she can spend some time with her Lola. (BONUS: I can either nap and/or get some work done! YAY!)

Last week, after waking up from one of my glorious, 2 hour (non-toddler-attached-to-boobie-so-I-end-up-with-a-crick-in-my-neck) naps, my mom happily reported that The Little Empress has a new little game. She would line up cologne bottles according to their size. “And then she would go down the line, saying, ‘Dada’, ‘Mama’, ‘Ah-tee’ (Auntie) from largest to smallest.” TLE then went searching for a tiny little cologne bottle which she then happily proclaimed, “Baby!”

Aww! That was really quite cute. I hadn’t seen her do that before. And I’m ecstatic that she understands size concept. Way to go TLE!!

A few days later, on a whim, I decided to clean out the refrigerator. (Why? I have no idea. I was just standing there on a lovely, Friday afternoon and thought to myself, “This would be the perfect time to clean out my fridge. Because, you know, there’s not a MILLION BETTER THINGS I could be doing now.”) As I emptied out the vegetable bins, I placed a potato and an eggplant on the kitchen table.

TLE happily ran over to the kitchen table, inspecting the goods. “MAMA!!” she crowed, holding up the eggplant.

“Yep, I see it,” I told her. “That’s an eggplant.”

She furrowed her brow. “Mama!” she insisted, holding it up again. TLE then held up the potato. “AH-TEE!” she yelled. As if to clarify what she was talking about, again she pointed to the eggplant. “Mama!” And then the potato, “Ah-tee!”

“Oh yes,” I smiled. “That’s right. The eggplant is bigger than the potato.”

Her point made, TLE left the table to cause trouble elsewhere.

Meanwhile, I eyed the eggplant and potato. Yes, the eggplant is bigger than the potato. Like, twice as big as the potato. I wonder what TLE is trying to tell me.