That 3 Year Old Attitude!

Payton is full force into her 3's, and we've got the attitude to go right along with it!  She has such a sweet spirit, and we love her precious soul to pieces, but this little miss has a BIG personality, which can lead to some dramatic meltdowns and some attitude!  We've been told its normal, and are pretty confident that its just a phase, so we are working through it with discipline and patience.  However, we've noticed that if we can find the humor in certain situations, it makes some of the challenging moments a bit easier to deal with.

The other night, Payton was in the bathroom trying to go potty.  After noticing that she was having some trouble, Ryan went in to try and help her.  I quickly heard her say, "No, I want to do it myself!" (Also with the 3's we are noticing a huge independence streak where we want to do EVERYTHING on our own.  Both good and bad, I suppose.) I then heard Ryan say, "Alright then, I was just trying to help." He quickly left the bathroom.  A few minutes later, Payton came running out. After pausing to play with her toys for a few minutes, she came into the kitchen, turned around, and quietly asked me, "Mommy, did I do it right?" The picture below is what I saw. I couldn't hardly contain the laughter. :)