Otter works on exercising his sense of style

Otter has been learning to dress himself. We have not enough time to get all the laundry put away instantly. Often Otter's folded and semi-folded clean clothes are in the living room, stacked on top of the dresser, waiting for us to have time to put them away. Otter also knows how to open the drawers of the dresser holding his clothes.

This means that Otter has the opportunity to dress himself often. More than once a day. Essentially whenever he feels like grabbing another piece of clothing to wear, he does. So lately if I leave the room to go check the dishwasher or get him a sippy of water, I come back to a child dressed in a new piece of clothing.

However, Otter has not mastered the concept of "one at a time." I.e., he feels that if he likes the blue striped short-sleeved romper he's wearing, and he can get his hands on the long-sleeved pink-red-yellow-and-purple-striped top to his pajamas, he'll put the PJ top on... over the romper. This is a deliberate choice, as he can and does take off his shirts when he so chooses. So far, he has stopped at two layers at a time, though I don't count on that continuing forever.

He has not yet mastered taking on and off his pants, but once he does, I'm sure we'll see ever more interesting combinations of clothing.