Old Friend Bear

I've had this step stool in the bathroom lately since sometimes we have friends over with older kids that might be potty trained and need help reaching the sink afterwards. The bottom step is just the right height for Aaron to sit on, so sometimes, he goes into the bathroom and just sits on the stool.

One day, he sat down on the stool, and then starting say "bear, bear". He got up, went out to the dining room, found bear and returned to his seat. Not doing anything, but just enjoying a moment with Bear on his own little seat.

And yes, those are Aaron's socks on Bear. Kim will sometimes put Aaron's pants or socks on Bear before naptime (because she is taking them off Aaron, not because Bear needs clothes at naptime) and Aaron has come to think that his socks should be put on Bear.

Actually, that phase might even be over. Aaron's big thing now is to want to put his clothes in the hamper (or as he calls it "hummer"). So as soon as he pulls his socks off, he picks them up and says "hummer" and off he goes. He has recently begun putting Oo-ah (his monkey) and other things into his hamper. Usually he is obvious about it, making sure you see and laughing hysterically because he put something in there he knows doesn't belong, and that's pretty funny apparently (almost as funny as sticking your hand in the Diaper Champ - another activity he likes to make sure he is caught doing). I'm just dreading the day he decides it is funny to put things in the toilet.