Clean Up

For a long time I thought Martin would never get the idea behind cleaning up. When other 1 year olds seemed thrilled to put their books in the basket at library story time, 17 month old Martin could have cared less. Somewhere around 18 months that (library story time) changed, but he still had NO interest in putting things away at home.

Imagine my joy when the other day I hear him saying "clean up, clean up" in his room and go in to see him putting all of his toys and clothes away!

Then, imagine my frustration at almost every meal when Martin throws food on the ground so he can say "clean up, clean up."

Much of the time it is "Mama clean up." Sometimes it is "Papa clean up." But every once in a while, Martin insists on helping. I'm not sure which scenario is better or worse!