Clean

Earlier this year, I tried to make light of the fact that Ellie didn't like us cleaning her. Well, as with seemingly everything relating to growing up, this too was a phase. Her new phase is to tell, and in some instances beg, us when she is ready to be cleaned. It's kind of funny. For example, when she's done eating, or just unhappy about the amount of food on her hands, she'll hold out her hand(s) and say, "clean."

-ED

Addition: Over the weekend Ellie and I went shopping. She held onto a Dora the Explorer (her new favorite character) coloring book while we were in AC Moore. She opened to a page where Dora's face was dirty from eating something. She became very upset. She wiped and wiped at her face crying "clean, clean, clean." I finally had to turn the page to make her feel better.
-EM