I know I’ve mentioned in the past that Lex
\n is getting very independent, and this morning I have a shining
\n example. I went out for a walk and got back to find Lex, by
\n himself, standing on a chair at the sink. I was a little
\n freaked out by this scene and immediately asked “where’s
\n daddy?” Lex said he was upstairs sleeping. Lex can’t open the
\n baby gate at the top of the stairs, so Alan must have let him
\n down, but then Lex took care of himself. By the time I got home
\n he had gotten a sippy cup from the cabinet, filled it with
\n water, added some ice (a trick I haven’t seen before), and put
\n the top on. He’d also gotten out his snack foods (goldfish,
\n annie’s bunnies, dried fruit) and a bowl and had started
\n preparing the snack. Dried fruit makes his hands sticky, so
\n after he put it in the bowl he got a washcloth, wet it in the
\n sink, and washed his hands. This is where I came in. The whole
\n scene is a little scary, but impressively independent. I’m not
\n sure I’m ready for this to be a regular thing, because of all
\n the “what ifs” but I guess it’s another stage of growing up.
\n Eeek!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I know I’ve mentioned in the past that Lex is getting very independent, and this morning I have a shining example. I went out for a walk and got back to find Lex, by himself, standing on a chair at … Continue reading