Selwyn Times: July 24, 2019
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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Wednesday <strong>July</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 11<br />
Forced into eyes on<br />
I GUESS parenting isn’t<br />
something that actually gets<br />
easier.<br />
There has been a recent<br />
change in the nature of my<br />
parenting experience.<br />
My little girl hit the<br />
18-month mark last week<br />
and it’s like she’s so much<br />
older all of a sudden.<br />
There’s more word-like<br />
sounds, she copies what<br />
you do and say more (got to<br />
watch that road rage swearing)<br />
and obviously<br />
recognises words<br />
for certain things.<br />
I’ve got a painting<br />
in the hall of<br />
a medieval village<br />
scene and Vittoria<br />
can point out the<br />
dog if asked.<br />
That’s pretty cool.<br />
It involves form<br />
recognition, word<br />
recognition and<br />
the recognition of<br />
what’s being asked<br />
of her.<br />
But pointing out<br />
dogs doesn’t fundamentally<br />
change my day-to-day.<br />
What does is the fact that<br />
Vittoria has finally cracked<br />
the ability to climb onto the<br />
couch. Therefore anything<br />
else of a similar height.<br />
That’s fine if I’m nearby<br />
but it severely limits my<br />
opportunities to leave her<br />
out of sight for any length<br />
of time.<br />
So there goes a relaxing<br />
morning<br />
shower while<br />
Vittoria innocently<br />
enjoys<br />
Pingu. Who<br />
knows what<br />
mischief she<br />
could be getting<br />
up to?<br />
I suppose<br />
you’d probably<br />
think it<br />
would stop<br />
me from<br />
being able<br />
to duck off<br />
to the loo as well, but then<br />
you wouldn’t have a toddler<br />
then would you? They can’t<br />
stay away from an occupied<br />
loo.<br />
As much as I’m lamenting<br />
simpler times at home,<br />
VITTORIA<br />
& Matt<br />
I’m also paradoxically super<br />
proud of her.<br />
There’s been a couple of<br />
“how did you get there”<br />
moments over the last<br />
week, but one sticks out in<br />
particular.<br />
Vittoria’s highchair sits in<br />
the kitchen, mostly unused.<br />
Climbing it seems like a<br />
dangerous activity and it<br />
scares the willies out of me<br />
when she tries.<br />
She was in the kitchen<br />
with me the other day, helping<br />
me prepare some food<br />
for her. I turned away from<br />
her for mere seconds while<br />
I washed up and in that<br />
time she had climbed up<br />
the chair and was happily<br />
sitting in it.<br />
Terrifying.<br />
Eyes on mate, eyes on.<br />
•Former Star Media<br />
journalist Matt Salmons<br />
has become a stay-athome<br />
dad. We follow<br />
his journey weekly.<br />
87 bus service<br />
now travelling<br />
to Southbridge<br />
Southbridge is now the first stop on the<br />
87 route to the city. Trips depart from High<br />
Street opposite the Southbridge Hotel<br />
at 6.50am on weekdays. Departure times<br />
from Leeston onwards remain the same.<br />
Map and fare information available at<br />
metroinfo.co.nz. We look forward to<br />
seeing you onboard.<br />
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