Goodnight Mom

I was at home alone with Nico and Max for a few days while Steve was on a work trip. As I was folding laundry, Max asked me for the small towels/napkins I had in my hand. Oh great, I thought, he’s going to make a mess throwing these all over the place. I cut the pile I had and handed him a small number of them.  A few minutes later, Max walked up to me and handed me a rolled up napkin. “I wolled it,” he said.  What? He rolled it? I’ve never seen him do this before. “Can you do it again and show me?” I asked.  Max led me back to his space where he was rolling the small towels. He carefully laid one out in front of him and began to roll the bottom end closest to him towards the top. “Tap, Tap” he said as he used his hands to mimic a gesture of making sure the roll was aligning and not skewed. With the lightweight towels, it really didn’t do any good. But it was adorable to watch. “Wow Max! You did that so carefully. You’re really good at that! Did you learn that in school?” I asked him.