I want to do it

Jasper is rapidly approaching 2. In the last few weeks he is starting to show this. Terrible two's they call it and I am hoping not too lose my lovely comedy always cheerful son. He hasn't had any tantrums yet but is just showing he can do things himself now. Added to that is that he can now put all sort of words together and 'I want to do it' is a favourite! The fridge here in our New York apartment is big, takes up 1/3rd of the kitchen and is also very accessible. So Jasper takes your hand, leads you to the kitchen and open the fridge door to point to apple juice, chocolate milk or normal milk (never to the water tap strangely!). Then once I figure out what he wants to drink, I get a cup but he protests - no other colour cup! Then I want to do it.. We all the the oversized bottles here in America, and my 22 month old says he wants to poor this himself into a cup... should I? But if I don't we get crying. Ok then, let's do it together. It works for now but for how long before he really wants to do it all by himself. Just one of the many examples. Today in the park, he wants to go down a 2.5/3m slides all by himself and climb up and down the stone display. It's great to see him growing up and moving forward in life.