Last month I asked Charles how long I would have to give him a bath instead of him bathing himself. He told me “when I a grown up”. I immediately had visions of what a wonderful experience it would be to be giving Charles baths in high school.
Fortunately, Charles is progressing a bit faster than his original estimate. This evening, for the first time, Charles wanted to dry himself off. It’s not washing, but with our children you quickly learn to overpraise any sign of advancement just to keep up morale.