independence

today marks the first breakfast (of the non-pop tart variety...) shortstack has made completely by himself. shortstack woke up a little before i did. while i was still in bed he made a bowl of cereal, with milk. when i finally got my groggy self out of bed and saw the bowl with milk on his table, he proudly told me he did 'all four steps' by 'hisshelf.' i didn't know quite what to expect, but i know i didn't expect the only mess waiting for me in the kitchen to be my own dishes from last night. not one drop of milk was spilled, there was less than half a gallon of milk left, so it wasn't too heavy. oh, and everything had been put back exactly where it belongs...

shortstack's four steps for making cereal.

1. 'get out cereal' (lucky charms left over from our trip to the hilton head earlier in the week...)
2. 'get bowl out of cabinet' (he chose a HUGE serving bowl, but it's the one that matches our regular bowls...)
3. 'get milk' (off top shelf of refrigerator door...)
4. 'get spoon out of drawer' (this is only step he didn't need a 'helping chair' for...)