Dictating from the Throne

James has a habit that drives me absolutely crazy. While he sits on the toilet taking care of business, he continues talking and talking and talking. He talks to me mostly, sometimes to Katie. He expects us to hear every word whether the door is closed, we are upstairs, the furnace is running, whatever. He barks out commands like 'Mom, there's a bug in here. Come get it!' or 'Mom, I can hear the trash man coming. You need to put out the trash.' (Seriously!!) He'll tell me stories, then yell 'Did you hear that?' or 'Do you remember that?' When I tell him to tell me when he gets out, he just keeps right on going. He just turns up the volume. He's quite a goofy kid!