Guy and Restrooms - A Few Firsts

Ari had three firsts today.

1. First seemingly real conversation with a make believe person.
We were driving in the car today when we heard Ari strike up a conversation with "Guy." It went something like this:

Ari: Hey Guy, you hurt your toe?
Ari: Oh no, how you hurt your toe, let me see.
Ari: You need me to fix it?
Ari: I kiss it better ok (gives a kiss to the air).

Me: Ari who you talking to?
Ari: Guy
Me: What's his name?
Ari: His names Mom (then laughed like it was a really funny joke)
Me: His name is Mom?
Ari: No, he's names Guy.

Ari: Look at the mountain Guy.
Ari: Oh you hurt your toe...

2. First off-highway emergency potty break
Ari fell asleep in the back seat of the car with a pull-up on and woke up crying he had to pee so bad. Unfortunately he picked a construction zone to have this dire emergency, he was so upset and trying so hard to hold it I almost just told him to pee the pull-up. He's been doing so good, hasn't peed his underwear, dipaer or a pull-up for two days now (pooping his underwear is a different story) so I just kept encouraging him to hold on a little longer. It took us a few minutes to find a spot where the road was wide enough to pull off but we made it. I was such a proud mother.

3. First public restroom experience.
Ari picked the bathroom at REI to have his first public restroom experience. I didn't really know how to have him sit, I ended up putting him on the side of the toilet seat and held him on; unfortunately it took both hands to hold him on so he sprayed the side of the stall, the toilet and the floor. Oops. The next public restroom we used I put him on the toilet facing backwards, that worked much better.

Ari just seemed so old today. He's become quite the conversationalist, makes car rides much more amusing.