We took a walk to the bakery today, a few blocks from our home. While we were sitting eating our pastries, Gabe said he was thirsty. He wanted me to go to the counter and ask for some water for him, and in the past that is what I have done. But this time, I decided to do things differently. I suggested to him that he could go up and ask for his own water. He thought about this a moment. "No, you do it," he said.

"No, you can do it," I urged. He still wasn't convinced. So I explained to him that all he had to do was go up and say "Can I have some water, please?"

"But, the guy's busy right now" (it was a woman, but Gabe still has his genders confused sometimes).

"Well then, you say 'Excuse me,' and then wait, and then she'll come to you and say "What do you need?' and then you can ask her for some water."

Gabe thought about this, and eventually said "Oh. Okay." He went up to the counter, said "Excuse me," asked for his water, got the water and said "Thank you," and then carried his water back to our table. What a big boy!

And then, he spilled it...So, I guess that means he's not too big a boy yet.

:D