Of being good - again.
Back in February, I caught Carter in the bathroom by himself - washing his hands. Tonight, when we got home from dinner and picking up our CSA, Carter had Oreo crumbs all over his hands and face (his dessert from the restaurant, which he ate in the car). I didn't rush to clean him up because he was about to get a bath, and I figured we'd clean him up then. I started the bath water running and then puttered around the house, straightening up and putting things away. A few minutes later, I came back into the bathroom and discovered that Carter had just finished washing his hands by himself (he did a good job, too). Then, he took a hand towel off the rack, put it in the sink and turned on the water. I instinctively started to tell him to stop, but then realized that the worst that would come of this was a wet towel, so I just observed him. He wet the towel and set to work washing the cookie off his face. And I set to work praising him and taking pictures. He was so proud when he was done!
Back in February, I caught Carter in the bathroom by himself - washing his hands. Tonight, when we got home from dinner and picking up our CSA, Carter had Oreo crumbs all over his hands and face (his dessert from the restaurant, which he ate in the car). I didn't rush to clean him up because he was about to get a bath, and I figured we'd clean him up then. I started the bath water running and then puttered around the house, straightening up and putting things away. A few minutes later, I came back into the bathroom and discovered that Carter had just finished washing his hands by himself (he did a good job, too). Then, he took a hand towel off the rack, put it in the sink and turned on the water. I instinctively started to tell him to stop, but then realized that the worst that would come of this was a wet towel, so I just observed him. He wet the towel and set to work washing the cookie off his face. And I set to work praising him and taking pictures. He was so proud when he was done!
6 comments:
Clean and smiling. He's like the polar opposite of any other little boy his age who'd rather be covered in dirt. Lucky you!
Awwwww. How can he keep getting even more cute by the day?
Wow - I agree with KIR - lucky you!
GrannyB
Would you please ask your child to misbehave a little!? First dinner etiquette, now washing his hands and face of his own volition????
BTW, that last pic is so adorable, I literally teared up. ash
So. Cute.
That's awesome! You must be doing things right. And Carter is just Too Cute!
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