LOL...aren't they funny little guys? My kids are attached to us (DH and me) in different ways, too, but with the grandhumans, it was an immediate decision on Bentley's part how stuff was gonna work!
About the Houdoni act...first, I think it's hilarious...but maybe that's because it didn't happen to me...

Second, at least he had the good sense to take his puddle pad with him into his new lair. At least he was smart enough, not only to figure out his 'travel' but to 'pack' appropriately!