The gray, plastic stool is by far Luke's favorite prop. He uses it ALL the time and takes it with him throughout the house.
In the past, the stool pretty much just stayed in the master bathroom and was used to reach the sink for brushing teeth in the morning. A few weeks ago, he took stool usage to a whole new level as he discovered how amazing it was to have an eight inch boost anywhere he wanted!
His first big discovery was that he could use the stool to reach ALL the light switches in the house!! For days, we were constantly turning off lights and fans in EVERY room!
The next big realization was putting the stool by mom and dad's bed and climbing up! He LOOOOOOOVES getting on the big bed! He is forever yelling "daddy... get on the bed!!! Right now!" and "mommy, c'mere!"
Finally, his latest stool trick occurs at mealtime. He brings his stool up next to his chair (we have bar height chairs) and climbs up. I'm not gonna lie, I hold my breath every time he gets to the top of the seat and turns around (dear lord, please don't let him lose his balance!) So far so good! He has mastered this latest trick and sits in his seat on his own... buckles the little straps on his own... big smiles all around!
It is also funny to watch him when he's looking for the stool. He just gets this look in his eye and you can tell that he has a plan in mind... he just needs his trusty stool to fully execute it. He will wander around asking "where my 'tool go?" with the most puzzled look on his face! So funny!
