The Joke's On You, MOM!

Yesterday Carter learned a new trick... he learned how to march. He was copying me as I marched around the house saying "MARCH, MARCH, MARCH" and he would say "MAR, MAR, MAR." I won't lie, it was really stinking cute.  I used this to get him to come out of our room without crying, which is a big success for Mommy.  For some reason our bedroom is my little man's favorite room and the only room he's not at allowed in at any time (and yes, I know these two facts are related), so normally getting him out is a fight.  Not while mar-ing. I was very proud of this accomplishment and was so excited to show my husband when he got home from work. Finally the time came to show off this new skill that we had been perfecting all day, and nothing. I'm mar-ing around the living room, very exaggerated mar-ing I might add, and he stands there perfectly still. So Ben, being the supportive husband he is, starts mar-ing as well. Carter just stands motionless and laughs at us. This got me thinking... how often does this brilliant little 18 month old dude make me do things just so he can laugh at me? We came to a conclusion at that moment that babies are a lot smarter than we think they are. I just have a feeling that in his head he's saying, "Man, my parents look like idiots right now.  You guys think I'm going to join in? You've got to be kidding me! Not going to happen!" He might not be able to say this yet... but he's thinking it. Makes me wonder if he's going to have a nice little file cabinet of Stupid Mom Moments stored away in that brain of his that he's going to whip out when he's older to embarrass me.  Try it little Carter man! Lucky for you, you have two parents who will not hesitate to reciprocate the embarrassment! Just wait until you start liking girls... I'll whip out something like this: