Helping Her Be Helpful

This week's developmental update from Babycenter.com says that it's about time we start teaching Abigail to clean up after herself. Well, it doesn't exactly say that, but it suggests that now is a good time to start encouraging her to help us with small, easy tasks. We officially started today by having Abigail pick up the ice cubes that she dumped onto the ground. She was really cute - picking them up one by one and putting them back into the cup. The real test will come tomorrow, when we attempt to have her help us pick up her toys before bedtime.