"I Do It!"

Joseph has officially hit the "I Do It!" stage. 

No matter how frustrated he gets doing something, he has to do it himself. 

He will often say "I do self!"

This phrase applies when he is putting on his socks in the morning.

Or when we want to leave the house in a hurry and he wants to put his own boots on.

Or when we are running late and I have to wait an extra hour for him to click his own seatbelt, usually with unnoticed help from me, but if that help is noticed, we are there for another hour while he tries again from the very beginning!

I also hear "I do self!" when he needs some parmesan cheese sprinkled on his spaghetti.

Or when his face needs washing in the tub.

It's a super fun stage watching them learn to be independent.