M in her Lego box

M just loves climbing into things. She will climb into an empty laundry basket if I happen to leave one on the floor; she also likes to push it around the house too. The picture above shows her in her Lego box. She will take out all the legos and then climb into the box. It's really cute when she does this, although I do worry about her losing her balance and toppling over (which has happened!). She will sometime grab my leg and steer me towards the box, indicating that she wants me to step into it. I always tell her that Mommy is too big to fit in the box, but I don't think has quite grasped the big/small concept.

The orange thing in her hands is Ojo, a stuffed bear. Like her drag-around blanket, Ojo gets dragged all over the house, on the floor, everywhere. He gets pawed at while she is eating, while her hands has food it it. I cringe when she does that with Ojo or the blanket, however I have learned to choose my battles. The blanket can go into the wash. I try to spot clean Ojo. When it gets really bad I will throw Ojo in the washer and see how he fares. I don't understand why stuffed animals are "surface wash". They really should make them machine washable.


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