Oh No ... Not The Grass!!

About a month ago, we were out working in the backyard and we thought we'd let Charlie test out the grass.

 At first he was more concerned with what Daddy was doing with the trimmer than the grass.

 Then, he began to realize he didn't really like the feel of the grass on his legs.

 He kept lifting his leg up off the grass as far as he could lift it.

 Occasionally, he'd get distracted by his interest and he'd let it drop back to the ground, but as soon as it touched he would lift it up again. It was funny because he was only concerned with his right leg most of the time.

 After several minutes, he started picking the grass and researching how it felt in his hands. He seemed to like the feel of it through his fingers, once again ... his interest in playing with it distracted him from his dislike of it on his legs.

 After a few minutes he picked up both legs off the grass, but continued to run his hands through it.

 He caught sight of me taking his pictures and decided to try crawling to me through the grass.

 He soon discovered he didn't like the feel of the grass while he was crawling.

 So, he went back to sitting, this time with his left leg off the grass.

 At this point, he's thinking "Mommy, get me off this stuff!"

And "Now I'm really upset! GET ME OFF THIS AWFUL GRASS! I DO NOT LIKE IT!!"

It was quite entertaining to me and Charles to watch him. Now whenever I try to put him down, he will lift his legs up as far as possible and won't let me put him down. It's funny to us ... someday perhaps he will outgrow his distaste and learn how fun grass can be.