obsession

Is 23 months old too young to develop an obsessive compulsive disorder?  Rebecca seems to be an all or nothing sort of girl.  She wants Wiggles ALL THE TIME, and nothing else.  And recently she's discovered crayons, so if she's not begging to watch the Wiggles, then she's begging to color ("I cuh-der, Mommy?  I cuh-der?"  That's what I hear all day long, interspersed between, "Datch Wiggles now, Mommy?"). 

Coloring yesterday

Coloring today

So yesterday, because I didn't want to turn on The Wiggles and she already had colored for about a half hour, and I needed some variety, I broke out the play-doh. It was her first time ever seeing play-doh (I only let Rachel play with it when Rebecca's not around, until now).  I'm worried that I began a new obsession.  She loved it and didn't want to put it away when it was time to go get Rachel off the bus.

At least she's developing new interests.... 

Yesterday when I got her dressed I put on the new Wiggles shirt I made her (I bought iron-on transfer paper from Joann's, printed an image from the internet on it, and ironed it on the shirt, because you can't find Wiggles shirts....or books, or toys, or anything of the sort, since they're not all that popular in the U.S.).  I knew she'd like it, but I didn't expect the response I got from her about it.  She LOVED it, and all day long would hug herself and say, "Wiggles Shirt!"  She'd look down at it and point to the different characters and tell me who they were.  She didn't want to take it off at bedtime when I put her PJs on.  This morning when I went in her room to get her up, the first thing she did was point to her hamper and say, "Wiggles shirt in dare."  I said that yes, her Wiggles shirt was in there and Mommy needed to wash it.  She said, "Becca dee it?"  So I said, okay, you can see it, and showed it to her.  Later when I got her dressed after her bath she said, "Wiggles shirt on?"  I told her no, that I needed to wash it before she could wear it again.  She didn't like that idea.  I'm glad she likes it so much, but am not looking forward to having to tell her she can't wear it every time it's dirty!!

Showing off her Wiggles shirt: