This weekend, I witnesed a milestone in our young sons life. At only 21 months, there have already been quite a few. First solid food, first step, first word, first ER trip. Yes. there have been numerous milestones so far, but this was a big one for a boy.
My mom would say the milestone this weekend was Caleb telling her he loved her on the phone. Mom was telling him she loved him over the speaker phone when Caleb, sounding very much like Scooby Doo said, "Love you." Mom howled with delight and I placated her by saying, "If she wanted to believe Caleb had said love you, she could believe what she wanted." It was only after he had done it multiple times, and only in response to someone telling him they loved him, that I realized my mom was right. I hate it when that happens. =-)
While the first time a guy uses the words I love you is a momentous occasion, the milestone I am referring too is larger still. The milestone our son reached this weekend was peeing while standing up for the first time. At least without a diaper.
Our son hates taking a bath. He likes to play in the water with the bath toys, but he hates taking a bath. Truth be told, he is not really a fan of the water either. He refuses to sit in the tub. He will stand. He will stomp. He will play with the toys. He will fight you every step of the way during bathing and he will not sit down. Every bath is done with him standiing so I guess it was inevitable his first pee standing up would take place in the tub.
When he started, his whole body jerked in surprise and he scared himself. He scared himself so bad, he let out a little cry of surprise and stopped mid-stream. He then looked a little confused. It soon started up again. This time he cackled with delight as the pee hit the water making a splash. When it was over, he howled in indigation. He would now simply have to play with the regular bath toys.
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