He's Talking and talking back

William has learned to do more than just parrot words he hears, just communicate his needs . . . . he has also learned to express himself!!! Some fun things he's been saying the last couple months:

me: William, you're my sweetie pie!

William (nodding head matter-of-factly): Mommy's pie

William (lining up jelly packet on the table and bumps into the milk cup): 'scuse me milk!

William had just noticed his crushed blue chalk: Oh man!

Jordon: William, it's time to pray!

William: ummmm . . . . no. (he walks off)

William has already said: "no diaper" when I told him it was time to change it.

Me: Well, you have two choices. You can go upstairs to get changed by yourself, OR mom will just pick you up and take you upstairs

William (thinks a minute): oh, okay (and off he goes!! upstairs!!)

William throws his milk across the room because I didn't come and get him out of his high chair immediately after he asked (I was washing my hands).

me: William, that was a bad choice, now it's going to take longer to get out of your high chair.

William: All done!! Get down . . . RIGHT NOW!!

(He got stay in the high chair even longer)

When William sneezes twice (which is pretty normal), I always tell him "Salud, Dinero" in Spanish. Now, when I sneeze William says: salunero mommy!

Thanks is: skanks!

It's time for family prayer. We all kneel (including William) and fold our arms (excepting William). This is normally what ensues.

Jordon: Mommy's folding her arms! Daddy's folding his arms!

William: Miam?!

Jordon: nooo, not yet. . . (William folds his arms) William's folding his arms!!

We pray.

Lately . . .

Jordon: Mommy's folding her arms! Daddy's folding his arms!

William: Miam?! Nnnooo. (then he folds his arms)

Jordon: William's folding his arms!

William also loves to sing songs and is doing really well with being able to sing the lyrics by himself, with or without the music. I love it when he will suddenly break into "stand-ah-mazed": stand aahhh-mazed, CROOOcified! Ohhh, wuhnerful!

William goes and gives James a spontaneous kiss and says: I wuh you James

Oh- my sweet and spirited boy- how I love you. You make me laugh (and maybe the opposite of that, whatever it may be) each and every day. You are joy.

All pictures taken at a recent Bob Evans excursion when my Mom was here.