Miss Gioia

Monday, February 16, 2009

Visit to the Park


Gioia, Frankie and I walked to a little park yesterday. Even though we live in downtown Taipei, we still have a great number of parks to choose from. Some are big, like the Sun Yat Sen Memorial hall on our street, and some are small neighborhood parks, like this one. The jungle gym and accessories are excellent at this particular park.

You can see from the collage above that Gioia was quite good at the rocking horse. You know the kind: a wooden horse stuck into the ground with a big bouncy spring. She rocked back and forth, almost violently. I think (hope) she was having fun. She didn't want to leave, which perhaps means that it was a good park visit. More pictures are available here.

It has been a rough couple of days. Gioia has been sick again with a little fever, a hacking cough and a constantly dripping nose. On top of that, though, she is getting quite defiant. Throwing little tantrums when she doesn't get her way. Being rude to people we interact with, like refusing to say thank you and screaming BU YAO when the guards at our apartment wave hello. I know this is normal, that toddlers can be difficult as they develop their own sense of self and identity. And I know it is a cliche for me to be exasperated. Tonight after her bath, Gioia gave me a hug and said, "Mommy, no time out." Hmmm. This is going to be tough.

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2 Comments:

Blogger Beuk said...

ahhh... No Time Out? That means she is learning and understanding it is because she is misbehaving. My heart just melted a bit.

February 16, 2009 9:02 AM  
Anonymous Sheila said...

As a waiting adoptive parent, I have been following your blog with joy for a little while. I have really enjoyed your stories and hearing Gioia's personality coming through, but this so far is my favorite. No time out is hilarious!

February 18, 2009 11:14 PM  

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