Watching the Clock

For a few months we've been struggling with Amelia waking up from nap/bedtime and just sitting in bed whining. For about the same time, she's also known how to open doors. And, we've been teaching her about the numbers on the clock. We've been trying to get her to actually get out of bed, open her door, and either come to our room or downstairs. But she just didn't get it.

And then all of sudden, two days ago, she just came lumbering down the hall. All by herself. And this morning, I heard the door at about 6:40, and I called up to her and she just came downstairs all by herself.

She got a late start to her nap today, so Angela told her to wait until the clock said "5" before getting out of bed. After a good long nap, Angela heard her around 4:55, saying "Momma, Momma." But Ang let her wait, and sure enough, right at 5pm, she opened her door and came down the hall (she calls it "five zero zero").

But the best story is from naptime yesterday, when she needed to be in her room at least until 4pm - Angela didn't even hear her wake up, and as she was helping Addysen in the kitchen, she heard little footsteps and a proud voice, "Mom, I saw FOUR!"