Monkey See, Monkey Do

Eli has been imitating phone use for a while now; if he sees a telephone, or if he hears it ring he will hold his hand to his ear, cock his head to the side and say "yah?" Now he has moved his imitation skills to dressing. Each night before Eli goes to sleep we put on his bar and shoes and tighten the screws on the bottom so he doesn't come 'undone' during the night. (He tends to kick a lot and this loosens the screws.) The wrench we use to tighten the screws is of great interest to Eli. He loves to hold it and turn it over and over in his hands while we get his shoes tied. In the last week instead of handing it to us after we've attached the shoes he's taken the tool to the bottom of his shoes directly in an attempt to tighten them himself. He even knows which side does the tightening. One smart cookie!!