(almost) Two

This has been an interesting week for NB, my youngest...

Twice now he has ended up in a bathtub full of water with all or most of his clothes on --- including a diaper, and one time his shoes! Both times the bathtub was filled for someone else and not him, but he "found" it and climbed in (regardless of his clothing) before anyone discovered what he was doing. You know, he didn't do this before we went swimming this month...hmm.

Also this week, NB has been shut inside of a room at least twice. This has more to do with PJ5's affinity for closing doors, rather than any behavior on the part of NB. PJ5 likes closing doors and doesn't think about who is on what side of the door. At least I don't think it is deliberate. The most recent time, NB was crying with actual tears in his eyes, although I think that had something to do with him being tired.

But it reminded me of an evening not long ago. I heard NB fussing/crying, but I couldn't figure out where he was. I checked the usual places in the house, in the process asking my husband if he knew where the boy was. Finally I opened the bathroom door, which was closed, and finally found him. I knew PJ5 must have closed the door because he had left the water running (another of his affinities). But what surprised me was where NB was....squatting on top of the tank of the toilet!!! He loves to climb so there he was: as high as he could get and wailing pitifully!

this kid....and he's not even two yet.