Little Gifts

Another Christmas has come and gone, this year rather quickly though. Eva definitely got the hang of presents, and wanted more.  She loved the fact that she understood what unwrapping something is, whether it was hers or not.  She just simply loved taking paper off of gifts.  She would even sneak downstairs to the tree and open a gift, bring it upstairs and had the look of accomplishment while saying "mama, mama, pehpeh" and handing me the torn apart paper.  I have to admit, she will not be selected as an honorary member of a recycling club this year but she was sure cute. 
One day before the holiday, there was a whole roll of wrapping paper left out downstairs.  She had retrieved it (by shear determination and her own initiative) and brought it upstairs.  Now, by the time it made it's way to the hallway, the cardboard tubing was on the stairs and she was dragging what was left of the whole roll of paper to the entryway.  Well, what she does next I just couldn't help but record...

Now, I have to reflect back to what I have seen and how I have reacted to her "cuteness".  So,  I know I am expected to be more firm when it comes to this type of activity because if it was one of the other girls...  I just feel that she can accomplish her motor skills, her ability of a "every minute personal goal" and stay so focus on one task.  I mean, for example, Abigail had a rubber glove.  Eva found it and sat in her room for over thirty minutes putting the glove onto her right hand, then finding the thumb, then taking it off and placing it onto her left hand and repeating the process, for thirty minutes.  Her shirt was the only victim with all of the 'focus drooling' done in the process.  I feel that she needs positive reinforcement when it comes to accomplishing her goals but, not when it comes to destroying a whole roll of wrapping paper.  Next year, I will not make it seem so cute. 

Well, it was a great holiday all in all.  We all learned a bit more about Eva and her abilities and how we need to continue encouraging her daily, as always.  She tends to amaze us every day!