Sunday, April 30, 2006

Almost Three and Naked

Holding onto her stuffed bear, Boo yells down the stairs, "Mommy! Gabey is taking off his clothes!"
Really?..huh...I have got to see this. Gabe never takes his clothes off out of context. The only acceptable times for Gabe to remove or change clothing are when going to bed, waking up, they are wet or to go swimming, that's it. Screaming and throwing himself to the floor are the consequence for violating the "clothing code of ethics". So I was surprised to say the least.

And there he was.."Butt naked"... literally. So cute his little butt was just standing out in the hall.
"What'cha doing Gabey?"I say smiling.
He turns and goes back into the bathroom. I follow and then bore witness to another surprise, all Gabe's clothes were laying around the training potty.
"Were you going potty?" I cheered.

"Potty," He repeats...excitedly!


Wow.

Wow.

Wow!

"Do you want to put your clothes back on?"
"Yes!" he begins to do his "happy dance".
He didn't do anything in the potty, but he has developed some sort of partnership with it. It has a clear function in his mind. It is there.