Theo loves to dress up like Mama. Well, really, he’ll steal any of your clothes if you let him. Particularly if there is zipper on it. Or, simply, if they are shoes. And he LOVES to wear a bag on his shoulder. Our friend, Rob, was over the other day and Theo was walking around with his bag like the happiest boy ever. And he has talked about it for days since. He got all gussied up the other day with my boots and bag and said, “go grocery store!”. I asked him what he was going to buy there. His response, “apple juice”, of course. “And… coconut milk!”. And then he listed some other staples… it’s very sweet how children like to emulate the daily rituals of our lives.
Theo has been using the potty like a champ the past several days. Not for #2. He’s not quite interested in that, yet. I haven’t been pushing it at all since we weren’t really planning to go for it until after the holidays and travel were officially finished. But, hey, every time I change his diaper I ask him if he wants to go potty and he gets excited and hops on the potty. He promptly says “oh, good job!” to himself and then slowly carries it to dump in the big toilet. He’s quite the helper. I love how slowly he walks when he knows he’s carrying something that can spill. I started doing a dance for him and singing, “Jingle Bells”, after he goes in the potty. Don’t ask me why. I also let him run around diaper-less and this has prompted him to go when he needs to. This evening when it was already dark, my little naked guy said, “turn light on”, and pointed to the bathroom. I turned it on and he ran in and peed on the potty. Nice progress! I’m glad he is excited about it and it’s not pressure I’m putting on him. #2 might take a little longer, I’m thinking.