It's Toddler Magic!

My son just turned two (like on Friday) and it seems like it's the magic age of change.

Yesterday, he awoke from a paltry, one hour nap. (Seriously, he had been going for two or three hours.) Right now, I'm hearing him babble in his crib during what should be today's nap - take 2. It's like my son turned "2" and he magically doesn't need a nap.

My toddler pulled an even crazier magic trick on me earlier in the day. It was almost like a horror movie, in fact. I put him down for a nap - take 1 - because the little bugger fell asleep in the car. beforehand. He cried a bit in his crib, but I was stinky from the gym and just had to take a shower. My fingers were crossed that he would just fall back asleep.

Took a nice shower, did a great squeegy job on the glass and I even started my minimalist makeup routine before I fired up the hair dryer. I thought, however, that I'd better check on my son before I really get into drying and trying to style my locks.

Outside of his closed door, I could hear his crib squeaking as he tossed and turned, but he wasn't crying, so back I went back to my bathroom to dry my hair.

Then, the magic (or horror) happened.

My son appeared in the double doorway of my bathroom - shirt on, little pee mark wetspots on the lower front part of his shirt and he was completely shortsless (and diaperless too, for that matter.)

I immediately turned off my hairdryer and my mind raced to solve the mystery. I was trying to understand the connection between my son being in my bathroom when, last I knew, he was in his crib. Then, he told me that he pooped.

My bewilderment turned to panic.

My son has recently used his magic to remove his diaper several times a day.

Now, his magical toddler powers can propel him out of his crib.

Thank goodness, he was just making up the part about the poop today.

My daughter, who's now seven, never once climbed out of her crib, let alone took her diaper off. (Except once and it's a well-documented mess in the scrapbook.) She was magical in other ways, like being precious, adorable, cool and smart. My son's magical toddler powers, however, are far beyond what I've experienced. I fear for what other tricks my son has up his 2T sleeve.