As Cole gets bigger, he gets smarter. I know that sounds quite obvious, but some days the leaps in imagination, in speech and in understanding are difficult to keep up with.
Cole is currently fascinated with his bum, and all things he can find there (see previous blog post regarding poop!). We remind him constantly to keep his hands out of his pants, to which he responds with “No Bum” to show his understanding (if not his obeyance) of the directive. Tonight in the bathtub, he was playing in the water as it was draining out, and eventually his hands headed south. Without my saying anything, he piped up “No Bum,” to which I responded, “That’s right, no bum.” He again put his hands to his bum and, as the bubbles drained out of the tub he said “PooPoo Bubbles!” I know it’s wrong to laugh…but…