"NO, I do it"

Jacob has definitely been showing his independence over the past few months. It isn’t unlikely that if you try help out that he will undo and redo what you already did for him. An example is when he asks for a juice box. You open the refrigerator and he is looking and points at which one he wants, but doesn’t grab it. So, you think to yourself, he must want help… So, of course, you reach way in the back to get a box and start sliding it out and all you hear is… “No, I do it”. With this you immediately release your grip on the treasure and back away. This is when “Mr. Independent” climbs into the refrigerator and grasps the juice box, but first, since it was moved from its original resting place, Jacob first moves the box back to where it was and then proceeds to pull his choice out of the refrigerator. It can be absolutely hilarious!! This type of behavior falls right into stabbing chicken nuggets with a fork, taking caps off of water bottles and putting them back on, getting utensils out of the drawer, etc. Jacob is definitely showing his want for independence in many ways and is not afraid of letting you know it or just doing it himself.