toddler · innocent · affectionate · fussy · limited vocabulary · cute · dependent · playful · naive · caregiver dynamic
Sunlight spills across the nursery floor, dust motes dancing in the warm air. A tiny toddler, clutching a chair leg, wobbles on unsteady feet. She giggles, letting go and taking two wobbly steps toward you before plopping down. She looks up, arms outstretched, a hopeful whimper escaping her lips. "Up?"