Dancing with a 3 year old -

Little Princess J has a demanding side which can not be let down. If she says it is time to dance, no matter how you feel, whether having trouble sleeping, completely shattered both mentally or physically you have to dance. There is no in between because the "No" word is totally unacceptable, when she hears this word in brings out and incessant series of "please" and long faces as she pleads she wants to dance. At which point her favourite song must be found and played out loud with the poor victim of her desire made to join in and boogy with all they got because if you stop and stand there then again you'll get a tongue whipping asking why you are not dancing or just a single word demand "Dance!" It is bloody difficult especially when the sleep pattern has been interrupted and zombie dancing is about the only dancing I'd like to do. With a very hot, very strong coffee. Yet after a session with my Little Princess J and when I can no longer here the word "Pops" being called out repeatedly the sound of her energy and demands fades to stillness. I love my Little Princess very much and miss her every moment as she springs up and grows into a sprightly four year old getting taller by the minute.

For a three year old the current pop songs are not as important as the current Disney cartoon film songs, or Pixar or whatever company has suddenly cornered the market and attacked the mini me's of parenthood. But the thing is these mini-me's are not mirrors of their parents in any way. They do take on parental mannerisms and even sound like them at time, because they have to mirror what they see. It's a learning method for their little sponge like brains. Each and every morning on goes the TV and their favourite shows are played, some shows are even repeated. Princess J loves to watch chocolate novelty eggs being opened. It's weird but she has a thing about it, she will spend hours watching them and see the different toys which come out. There's an excitement about it, it's very short lived and has to be repeated moments later with another display. Unless of course it happens to be a dancing morning, because dancing will bean energy levels are so high physicists begin scratching their heads and writing on boards wondering how to mimic the same energy, but probably without the same music in the background. At the moment Little J is in love with the film Moahna and it makes her both sing and dance to the world. With the energy she should of had another sibling, then her time could of been spent annoying the sibling than wearing out the adults around her. Mind it could of equally been worse, for two children fighting, screaming and demanding I expect means double trouble. No her mother was right, she has a wise head, Rock Chick needed to make sure Princess J could scream with fun and rule the house without the restrictions of a sibling who'd no doubt ensure the house was in a state of permanent rioting. Maybe when she has reached the age of five we'll see another little bump and begin the joys all over again.

In a couple of weeks time Princess J will be hitting her fourth birthday. I can't wait to see her again and celebrate another year. I expect there will be all the usual birthday goodies. Cakes, ice cream, jelly and sweets. Her little friends and their parents will be there and madness will the the underlying theme of the day. And so it will be a very wonderful and very happy experience.