Sunday, May 17, 2009
Primping Already??
I just had to share, because this really cracked me up and I'm not sure where it came from. The other night I sent Calvin to my shower to get cleaned up. Luke was in the other shower at the time, so Calvin went off on his own. It really hits me now how quickly he is growing - he can bathe, dry, and dress himself. So this particular night he takes his shower (being sure to use my foot scrub to clean his feet), gets out, gets his towel and dries off. I periodically went in to check on him and first found him sitting on top of the toilet, towel wrapped around his waist, with my nail clippers, cutting his finger and toenails. He has never done that before. The next time I came back I found him sitting on the counter with a comb, wetting and "styling" his hair (which he just got buzzed, so there really is nothing there). I watched in amusement as he totally checked himself out in the mirror, gave a satisfied little grin, then hopped down and went to get dressed. It was hilarious, but I couldn't help but thinking, isn't he a bit young for this? His latest obsession is tucking in his shirt and wearing a belt. Metro???
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OMG...too funny! I am so totally impressed that he SHOWERS all by himself first of all! So cute that he was checking himself out...Gunner loves to "brush" his non-existent hair too. This is such a great age for laughs...
That is hilarious. I'm also impressed that he showers all by himself! I can just see him checking himself out in the mirror, making sure his hair is 'just right'. Makes me laugh! He's going to jump right into the teenage years.
WOW I am totally impressed with the shower, clipping nails and getting dressed by himself! He is growing up way too fast! So glad he cares about his appearance now...wonder when he's going to ask for the car keys?!?!? Thanks for sharing.
I would have guessed Tate would have been the one bathing himself first since Amber is so great at letting them accomplish those self-help skills. But then, Calvin has always been very independent and more 'grown up' than the rest of them. I'm very impressed. I just started letting Mikie dress himself a few days a week and he fights me tooth and nail.
I WISH I could get Mikie to wear a belt and tuck in his shirt.
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