eeny meeny mino moe has set her free.

 

Annabel has recently discovered the joy of Eeny Meeny Miney Moe

I introduced the concept last week when I used it to break a tie between she and her sister when neither wanted to get out of the tub. It seemed like an objective way to decide.

Annabel made me do it again and a again to see if it would come up with the same answer. I didn't realize that she was testing for consistency until I noticed her surprise when it had her getting out of the tub even though it had chosen Gaby the last time.

Since then she has used it many times to help her make choices about what to eat, what to wear, even what to watch on TV. For Annabel, these choices have historically proven very difficult and can often lead to tears and once in a wile even a good old fashioned melt-down. But now, eeny meeny mino moe has set her free.

It's really funny to watch her actually apply the technique. She will saw the words and move her finger back and forth between the things, but the finger has nothing to do with the words. At the end she will just point at whatever she has chosen and say "Moe!"

We also went to her ballet class this week (it was parent's day, which only happens once a month). And I've posted a video below which I think is hysterical. Notice especially the voice of the teacher in the background. At one point, Annabel puts her toes together and you can actually hear the teacher saying "KissyToes!".