Why?

The 'why' phase in small children is well documented, but frankly the sooner Joshua gets there the better. At the moment, neither he nor Bethany has any conception of the word 'why', which makes it very difficult (and frustrating) when trying to extract the reason for something from him, he just acts as though the word doesn't exist:

Daddy: "Joshua, which library book do you want to read?"
Joshua: (eagerly) "The shopping one!"
Daddy: "Why do always want to read that one!"
Joshua: "Yes"
Daddy: (rephrasing) "No, I mean why do like that one so much?"
Joshua: "Yes"
Daddy: (struggling) "No, no, why do you like it?
Joshua: "Yes"
Daddy: "Argggh"
(pause while trying to insert hair back in head)
Daddy: "OK, where is it..."

I'm sure when he finally gets it, and asks 'why?' about every single tiny thing on God's earth, I'll wish for the good old days of 'what?', but at the moment it does my head in.


Calm down calm down. It could be worse.

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Caleb has just had his second bath, and seemed to enjoy it. It has had the unexpected side effect of turning his head into a fluffy hedgehog! Its unbelievably soft and cuddly, but incredibly difficult to capture on camera - but we try...mm(by the way, the sock on his hand is to stop him scratching his face, not because we are sartorially challenged!)

[The poor boy, we can't afford to buy him gloves]