self serve

quentin is very much developing an independent streak. "quentin do it." is an increasingly more frequent admonishment from him, like if i try to to turn the water on to wash his hands or peel a banana for him. soooo... i put him down for his nap today. sometimes he plays for a while and then crashes, sometimes he just never sleeps but will at least play quietly in the room for a few hours, giving me a much-needed break. i was listening to him on the monitor and could hear him talking about poop. i decided to check in on him, since i have been desperately trying to get him to go on the potty. but i missed my chance. he had pooped in his diaper and then tried to change himself. he grabbed a clean diaper and some wipes, climbed up on to the changing table, removed the messy diaper, wiped himself clean, tried to put the new diaper on, climbed down, and tossed the dirty diaper and wipes in the trash. i could tell this because the changing pad had some fresh poop smears, there was a dirty diaper in the trash (not the diaper champ), and he had a clean diaper hanging off one of his legs. and the fact that he told me, " i pooped. i change me."