Lu's Shinnanigans (Continued)

CLOSET FREAK:
While waiting for the kids to fall asleep, I'm usually on my MacBook in my room so I can hear whatever out-of-the-ordinary ruckus they're making. I heard a BOOM and quietly ran over to their room to see what's up. Char was still kicking around in the crib, but Lu... Lu was nowhere to be found! The gate was still locked (so he didn't manage to escape), but he wasn't in his bed. I saw a little opening in the closet and see him hiding in there with a sly smile on his face. Oh Lu...

BOSSY BOSSY:
"Mommy do!"
"Baby, play with this!"
"Shh! Baby, no cry. BABY! No cry... please!"
"Baby no touch. Here, baby touch this."

OOPS:
While Lu was eating his lunch, he accidentally dropped something and said "oops, my bad". I'm pretty sure he didn't pick this up from school... My bad... However, I'm pretty sure he picked up "oopsies" from school.

GROWN UPS COME BACK:
Separation anxiety randomly came back a week ago. In an attempt to make him understand that Mommy (or Daddy) will always come back for him, I've been singing "grown ups come back" (thank you Daniel Tiger). Since he repeats pretty much everything I've been saying (my bad), he's been singing along too. So every time I say "grown ups come back", he sings "grown ups come back. Mommy, Daddy always comes back". And in reply, I say yes. Always. Hopefully this helps him when he gets dropped off at school and at church. (btw, he's been doing better and better.)

NINE:
In an effort to make Lu take a hearty afternoon nap, I've been having him collect stickers after each nap. After five stickers, he gets a special prize in my jar of $1 toys. When he woke up from his nap yesterday, the first thing he said to me was "motorcycle!". I told him to count his stickers. He proudly and happily starts... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8... *pause*... 9... The nine was a very dreaded nine as he realized he was one short of ten, which means he would have to be a good boy and take his nap the following day in order to get his well deserved 97 cents Hot Wheels motorcycle.