8 yr. old trying on baby clothes

Help!! Is it normal for my 8 year old son to want to wear baby clothes? Recently he's been asking me to buy baby clothes and diapers for his stuffed animals. He has tons and still plays with them. (He is on medicine for adhd and has always worn pull-ups. We just recently got medicine for his bladder problem so hopefully we'll get rid of those for good!)  BUT I've been catching him secretly putting on these baby clothes. He always acts guilty whenever I come into the room and I'm afraid I don't handle it very well. Why would he want to do this? Does it have anything to do with him wearing pull-ups? He also spends a lot of time in the bathroom and usually manages to get poopy on his hands. Sometimes he wipes it on my rug thinking I won't notice. Other times he spends forever washing his hands. He is a very sweet, smart child. Does great in school-top of his class. He is the baby of the family and I worry that I've babied him too much. Help! Is this normal?

[LRM1021]

I think he would want to wear baby clothes because somehow he feels comforted by them. Now as to why-- I don't know.

I know that my son will pretend to be a baby or do baby-things when he feels like he is being punished. He will start sucking his thumb or making baby noises -- and I must admit I probably don't handle it well either, because I just HATE IT.  I can take a lot -- but I can't stand baby-like behavior-- it just irks me.

I know that he does it when he feels insecure, like when I am talking to him about some misbehavior, or asking him about his day at school ( when it was a bad day, of course.) He has ADHD too-- but is not medicated.

When it happens, I just tell him that the baby cannot stay;the big boy can stay and talk like a big boy and be a big boy and he is my favorite person -- and he can have as many different feelings as he wants and can tell me about them-- but the baby cannot stay.

This might be the wrong move-- but I want him to know that his feelings are welcome, and he is welcome, but being a baby is not welcome.

Sorry if this is no help....