Like clockwork, I hear the sound of the toddler's bedroom door open. A minute passes before it slams shut, a sound that is nothing but brain-jarring at six-thirty in the morning.
In a sleepy daze I vow to punch whomever is slamming doors at this ungodly hour but as the fog of sleep lifts from around me, I can hear the toddler standing outside my bedroom door yelling, "Mom? Mom? You there? I nee halp! Sheepie? Come halp me!"
I clumsily extend an arm from the warm tangle of sleep and pillows and reach for the iPad that sits on my nightstand. Pulling it from it's charging post, I slide out of bed with it and stumble into the hallway where the toddler is standing bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on the other side of the baby gate that promises no late night adventures around the house.
I hand over the iPad as he quickly runs back into room, jumping into bed with a hearty, "Danks, Mom! Now I watch a movie!" With tiny tech-savvy fingers I watch as he navigated the tablet, a swipe here, a swipe there. Within seconds the screen illuminated with red as the Netflix app came to life.
I have now bought myself at least another forty-five minutes of uninterrupted slumber as familiar voices begin to flood the toddler's bedroom.
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So true!! Has C seen the "juicebox rap" video yet? Its pretty funny and fenn requests to watch it over and over ( its on you tube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mdQgvGrhwU
The first time I saw my friend's toddler expertly navigate an iPad screen better than I ever could, I was astounded. It really says something awesome about the way those little brains process information!
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It's amazing how quick kids catch on to technology now a days.
ReplyDeleteSO funny..I LOVE the fact that he says Halp...Is there a little hillbilly in that boy??
ReplyDeleteSo true!! Has C seen the "juicebox rap" video yet? Its pretty funny and fenn requests to watch it over and over ( its on you tube)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mdQgvGrhwU
Ok, I am blown away by this! It's amazing how quickly kids can learn.
ReplyDeleteThe first time I saw my friend's toddler expertly navigate an iPad screen better than I ever could, I was astounded. It really says something awesome about the way those little brains process information!
ReplyDeleteDude, that's awesome. I hope Kennedy learns to do that this summer so I can sleep in! LOL
ReplyDeleteThis is completely unrelated, but are you potty training yet? What are your thoughts on that? :)
ReplyDeleteI love that he check with Sheepie to see if he could help maybe? And I love that he calls him Sheepie!!
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