pins and needles

yesterday, we made it out to the backyard to play in the sandbox for the first time... probably since last october.  i am SO happy that spring is here.

so tae is sometimes a little OCD about things.  so she squats in the sand box, instead of plopping herself in the sand like some kids might.

yesterday, after squating in the sand for maybe 15 o 20 minutes, she says, "my feets are tickley!"  i thought she meant that the sand was tickling her toes.  but then she asked me if i heard it.  she stood up in the sand, and was standing kind of awkwardly... and then it hit me - her foot was asleep.

i don't know what it is about kids' physiology, but this must be something that just kicked in her tae.  i mean, looking at the way she sleeps, or some times how she sits, i'm surprised that her foot has never fallen asleep earlier.

and then began the "why?" questions.  why did her fall asleep?  what made it go away?  why couldn't i hear it?  well, quite honestly, i was stumped.  i told her about how her foot needed blood to circulate through it to do normal foot things... but the rest... i have no idea how to explain it to her.  i think she got even more confused when i said that her food had "fallen asleep."  because then she started talking about her foot being tired, and then needing to wake up....

Comments

[Rachel]

I love her questions. It's funny how their little brains work, isn't it?

[Mama Nabi]

OH dear... Questions that stump. That IS funny - I was thinking the same thing the other day because LN complained of her leg tickling or something like that and I thought, huh... wonder if her leg's gone to sleep for the first time. Then I realized I wasn't sure how to explain that if it were true... sigh. dang smart kids.

[celia]

The tingling feeling comes from the nerves regaining sensation as blood circulation resumes, no?

Maybe it's time to break out diagrams of the human body!