Too loud

This morning Josh got up early and had to go to the bathroom. I went in with him and when he was peeing, he covered his ear with his free hand. Then when he flushed, he covered both ears.

Amber had just told me that he seems to be oversensitive to stimuli and maybe we should get his ears checked. I was wondering why he was doing it and I asked him, "What's the matter Joshie? Is it too loud?"

He replied, briefly removing his hands, "Yes, it's too loud. I don't want it to wake up Andrew." He then covered his ears again.

I guess this is a adaptation of the classic "If-I-cover-my-head-you-can't-see-me" routine. Josh figured if he covered his ears, it actually made the sounds quieter.

Maybe he doesn't need his ears checked. Maybe he's just thinking of others. :)