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Milestone: Dressing Himself

Last week, Carl figured out how to take off and put on his shirts all by himself!  He was so excited, he bragged about it to everyone he saw all day long.  And then he told me, "Tomorrow I am going to put on my shirt all by myself!"

Because he has been putting on his own pants and underwear for a long time, this was the last step in learning to dress independently.  Since he has mastered this, I have been able to be totally hands off during his morning ready.  Unless he is trying to get on a particularly tight shirt, he can do it all!  And he couldn't be happier about that.

This does mean that he often goes out with his clothes on backwards.  If I catch it, I will have him turn the clothes around.  But I am hardly paying any attention now so it takes me awhile to notice.  We are often walking down the sidewalk and I see him run ahead of me, zipper clearly visible on his butt.  Oh well.
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MKHutchins said…
My kids are always dressed backwards too, with socks that don't match...but they're happy about it!
March 22, 2013 at 1:30 PM
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