I'm currently engaging in a very scientific study. Hypothesis will be formulated. Maybe I'll figure out some kind of
super-scientific experiment that may or may not produce results. Afterwards, I'll make myself a nice Venn
diagram to compare and contrast things.
Oh wait, that one's not part of the scientific process. That's more of an English class kind of thing
I think although I might have used one in a math class once (I think the same
math class where part of my grade was based on how well I drew a picture of
Simba).
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| I love that I just found the picture of Simba I worked from online... |
Anyway, once all of that's done, then I'll figure out if my
hypothesis was actually correct or if I need to start over at square one with a
brand new hypothesis. Oh yeah, you may
want to know what my experiment is all about.
Simply put, I'm trying to figure out two things: if stubbornness and
bullheadedness are the same thing and if they are indeed two separate things,
then which is Ellie afflicted with.
A little context for your reading pleasure. Ellie is in the midst of trying to learn to
crawl. If you're looking for a current
grade on her progress, I'd probably give her a solid 'C'. She can get herself up to her knees from
basically any position with no problems (I haven't tested this while hanging
her upside down and likely won't). Where
she runs into difficulties is once she
reaches her knees. One of two things
will happen. Sometimes, she will end up
moving backwards across the room in an attempt to go forwards. The more likely scenario is that she rocks
back and forth, back and forth, back and forth until dramatically falling flat
on her face. It's sad, but hey, that's
life.
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| This may or may not have been my reaction at the end of a certain college class... |
Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited for Ellie to learn to
crawl. I truly believe it's going to be
fun to watch her explore all of her surroundings in a new fashion (even if it
does mean we have to baby-proof). It's
hard to watch her go through the process of learning right now because she is
her own worst enemy. She will actually
drive herself to tears when the frustration sets in as she's trying to
learn. What I've learned is that I have
to step in and find some kind of distraction for her when I see that happening.
Today was no exception.
I first tried to distract her with various toys (and even the remote
control which she's not supposed to have) but nothing would work. She would continually flip back to her
stomach, push up, and attempt to crawl.
Finally, I decided a change of scenery would do her well. So, in what seems to be a once-a-month
affair, I loaded her up in the car to head to the radio station to pick up a
prize (Yay for free hockey tickets).
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| The Idaho Steelheads? Prestigious... |
Very quickly on, I knew I had made the right decision. As I drove across the Broadway Bridge, I
heard the sound of sweet baby laughs. I
peeked in the rearview mirror to see her tossing her stuffed elephant, Evy,
around her car seat with a huge smile on her face. Even though the trip turned out to mostly be
in vain (who closes a radio station on Presidents' Day anyway?), it was worth
it to see Ellie in such a happy state instead of watching her struggle
relentlessly.
The lone problem is that I find myself still trying to
figure out if Ellie is stubborn, bullheaded, or some combination of the
two. I actually believe that the two
might be the same thing, but seeing as how my Webster's Dictionary resides at
my parents' house an hour away, I'll leave that fact finding mission for
another day. That and I'm fresh out of
Venn Diagrams to boot. #DaddyWrite
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| What could be the most scientifically accurate Venn Diagram of all time. |
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