Go, go, NaBloPoMo!

Today begins NaBloPoMo, the annual challenge to write a post every day in November, and I am ready to begin! This year will be quite a bit more difficult to complete the task as it is looking to be very busy at work during the month, and we’ll be traveling over Thanksgiving weekend with limited access to the computer. So you’ll have to forgive me if some posts are just pictures or just quick stories, but I know I’ll find some way to complete the goal.

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Yesterday morning, The Husband wasn’t feeling very well, so I was on Baby B duty by myself for the morning. She and I were both bored with activities around the house, so I bundled us up and we took a walk around the neighborhood. I love to see the kinds of things she noticed when we’re out, and I thought this was particularly sweet.

A storm the night before had made about half the leaves on the trees fall off, and Baby B noticed the difference in the leaves when we were out. Totally out of the blue, she said, “There’s a mouse that goes up in the trees.” A bit confused, I said, “A mouse? Did you see a mouse climb up the tree? Are you sure it wasn’t a squirrel or a bird?” She said, “No, it was a MOUSE! It climbs up the tree and shakes all the leaves down, and they go to the ground. See there?”

There are many facts of life that I’ll correct Baby B on; I truly believe she should be armed with accurate information that can help her as she learns about the world around her. But I also don’t want to burst her bubble when it comes to some of her magical explanations for things that are mysterious to her right now. She obviously won’t always think that mice are responsible for making the leaves fall to the ground, so I’ll let her have fun with things like this from time to time, interjecting the truth as it becomes more relevant.

There are certainly times that I wish I didn’t know as much about how the world works, and I envy that in Baby B right now. In a world where kids grow up way too fast, sometimes it’s nice to let kids be kids.