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ACTIVITY => Activity Time & Toddler Activity => Topic started by: momofclaire on March 31, 2007, 00:29:23 am
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Recently Claire has just been too cute. I know we often talk about the tantrums and the sleep issues but I wanted to share some of the fun stuff with you.
She waves and says hello at everyone, even the guy in the car next to us at the red light.
Toddler kisses and hugs. (even though she thinks she has to pinch the back of my neck for it to count)
Hearing "mommy" when she is ready to get up
When I say, "Claire you need to get down," she points to her nose and says "no!"
The world looks so amazing through their eyes. Sometimes I forget how funny a cow sounds (mooooo) or how interesting it must be to feel raindrops on your head but she reminds me everyday how simple and beautiful life is when you are young.
Any other cute toddlers out there?
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My DS gets really excited in the morning to see DD....it warms my heart that he already loves her soooo much! :-*
HI CHA CHA, HI CHA CHA over and over and then he jumps and kisses her
(he also is telling everyone Hello!)
also when people ask how old he is he says
tu...in this really small voice and holds both his pointer fingers in front of his nose.....
He spontaneously dances....doesn't matter what the music is....me...a commercial...music on the radio...
when he can't find/do etc something he goes
Hmmmmmm and changes his inflection....(my fault...I do the same darn thing! cute when it's him)
I could probably list 1000...thanks momofclaire for starting this thread....reminds me of the GOOD not just the troublesome....
~Marie
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Can I go too?
Hearing Momma, momma, momma a million and one times a day
She says HI to every stranger we pass (and waves too)
The sweet kisses she blows to dh before bedtime as we are going up the stairs melts our hearts
Every time she sees a picture of a fat man (on a sign, t.v. or even a KFC cup) she yells out "BABY" really loudly. Cracks me up.
I love seeing the top of her head peeking out of her crib in the morning when I go in to get her up. I also love the way she says "mama?" when I first open her door.
I will never get tired of the fact that when she falls or hurts herself...she runs straight to her momma for some hugs.
Oh...there are so many more but that will do for now! I LOVE LOVE LOVE my little toddler!
:D Shelby
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ahhh these are so great! I can't wait to read MORE!!!! :-*
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Oh I forgot one...
When I say, " I love you," she says "ya ooo." (Hey give her a break she's 15 mo old) ;)
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These are great!
There's so many things about dd that I love but here's one.
She'll take one bite of something new and says "Delicious" but wouldn't take another! And if you try to offer it again, she'll just say "No, thank you. Mommy try?"
They are such wonderful wonderful human beings! :-* :-* :-*
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He rubs my new shorter hair and says beaut-ti-ful :-*
he comes in and stage whispers we have a pur prize for you (if dh and himself bring me back a little treat :)
he calls "Its an emergency" if an ant is in the back garden..............
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too cute......and yes I (unlike you) are one of those people who HAVE to shave every couple days...doing it preggo is not fun...nope not at all...in fact that reminds me of something to share on the "things your DH says" thread.....
:D
But my DS notices my HAIRY legs and says...."ouch"
(sad...so sad) ;)
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HA, Thanks for reminding me of how funny pregnancy can be. ::) Dh shaved my legs a couple times near the end as I was not going into labor all scratchy and couldn't reach. :-[
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When we ask anything her answer is "no" in a cute voice. Very funny when we ask stuff like "do you want some chocolate?"
Those run full tilt and throw her arms around my neck hugs!!!!!!
The way she gets up from sleep, grabs a couple of "friends" from her crib and brings them to the living room. Then she dumps them until it's time to go back to bed. ???
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theron and i play "chicken crawl" where i'll start speed crawling towards him, and he comes towards me. we end up colliding and having big hugs and aahs. but he just squeals in excitement when he realizes what game i've started.
i love trying to understand his sign language ("book? baby? the book ABOUT the baby?" oh, outside?)
i love how he'll question himself now and then answer himself too. "ingh?" he says, followed by "hmm." "ingh? hmm. ingh? hmm." all around the house!
oh, and every item on his high chair try must be pointed to and queried every mealtime, all three lights in the kitchen must be on at the same time ("ingh! ingh!"), and woe betide me if the toilet seat's up -- he screeches like a banshee till we've gone in, closed it, fixed the toilet lock, and flushed it. still, it's better than him playing in the toilet like he was before ::) where did i get such a particular child?
but yes, toddler kisses -- when he deigns to give them -- are just the best. my heart feels like it will burst every time.
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I'm LOVING having a toddler. I was at a wedding yesterday and people kept trying to 'give me a break'. She IS my break! I love finishing work to see her. She amazes me everyday. Why would I want a break from that? ;D
Although, when she was asleep and safely tucked up a corner, alseep in her pushchair (at 11pm ::) ), I also loved having a dance and being me. ;D
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The thing about shaving legs reminds me of something dd said to me when we were taking a shower together:
dd: "Mommy, you forgot to wash your legs!"
Me: "No I didn't, I washed them."
dd: "but they're still hairy!"
;D ;D - At that point I figured it was time to shave!
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Freya makes me laugh soooooooooooooo much - her most recent game is to 'hide' (usually under the table) and say "where's Freya gone?", and we have to say "is she in the porch - no, is she behind the door - no, is she by the fireplace - no, etc?" and she can play it endlessly, for hours!
I love it when she breast feeds her doll when all her friends feed theirs with a bottle!
I love it when she sings too, she makes up random sentences to familiar tunes, and has an amazing memory for all songs and music, she's always singing to herself.
They're great aren't they, even when they're hard work?
Ax
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I love it when she breast feeds her doll...
My DS does this with a LARGE carebear Monkey....it is the same size as him and just makes me crack up when he tries to walk out of his room with the head stuffed up his shirt....(sometimes he fights with me for the nursing pillow too! ;)
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So tonight at dinner Claire held up her sippy to "cheers" us! YIPPEE. It was so cute, at first we couldn't figure it out ::) but we do it quite often and I guess she caught on. We had our first family cheers. :)
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Love this thread!!
I love when Gaby gives her teddies hugs & then says 'awwww'.
Or when she pretend cries for her babies.
Or today when I came home with a bag full of new spring clothes (love Kohl's sales) and she took each item, held it up on the hanger and said 'preeeetteeee' then tried to put it over top the 3 or 4 outfits she already had on.
Or when I come home from work and she comes running to the door with the biggest smile on her face saying 'mommy, mommy, mommy' and bear hugs my legs.
Same with Freya, I LOVE when she sings or when I hum the 'Elmo's World' theme song and she says 'Elmo', or when I hum 'Mr. Sun' and she starts the hand gestures like on Barney. (really we dont watch THAT much TV).
Ok, I could go on forever, shutting up now. I love being a proud mommy :)
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don't shut up!...they're all BEAUTIFUL...
what I love is reading other people's posts and remembering my DS doing that at that age...( hey, 6 months makes a difference at this age! ;))
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Scotty gives sloppy kisses and pinches your cheeks :)
He dances and sings and strokes the cat outside. He offers his bottle to sleeping Jenn and shares everything he's got...
He also repeats everything you say, it sounds so cute. He wants to be left alone in the morning and after his nap with his bottle and toys to do a jobby and he tells you when he's finished ;D
He gives away his lovey when somebody seems upset and cuddles it in your face, he dances for boogie beebies and says hello to everybody who's around, especially people he doesn't know.
He gets tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants and while he has one he wants to have a cuddle to be sure he is still loved.
He gets upset when he has done something he wasn't allowed because he wants to please everybody (I am like that, too ::) )
His blonde hair is sticking up in the wind and looks SOOOOOOO cute...
He puts his hands behind his back and his upper lip out and walks about like a wee gentleman or a butler and brings people things :)
he tries to put on his own shoes and understands almost everything we say to him...
He plays a game called "scary baby" where he raises his arms and we have to all scream and be scared and he loves it...
Love yer, Scottyman :-* :-* :-*
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Freya makes me laugh soooooooooooooo much - her most recent game is to 'hide' (usually under the table) and say "where's Freya gone?", and we have to say "is she in the porch - no, is she behind the door - no, is she by the fireplace - no, etc?" and she can play it endlessly, for hours!
This is ds's FAVOURITE game ever! He calls it More Boo :D He'll often disappear into the kitchen, and I'll hear 'MU-UMMY - More Boo!' - I have to go in, ignoring the giggling (he's the worst hider ever ;)) and 'look' for him - always in the same place, too :D
This is a lovely thread. I could bore you for hours, but I'll pick my faves
- When we tell him we love him, he'll reply with 'Ub u, Mummy' or 'Ub u, Daddy' :-*
- When we are out, he'll shout 'Hello Lady' or 'Hello Man' at top toddler volume to random strangers. He (ahem, usually) gets it right
- Since Christmas and his birthday, he thinks all parcels are for him - and opens them with a big 'WOW'
- Things must be 'right' here too - toilet seat must be down/cupboards closed/etc - luckily he'll do it himself ;)
- The running commentary I get when he's in the car - 'car', 'big truck', 'tree', 'sheep', 'horse', etc
- The singing and dancing is great fun here too :)
- Watching him fall asleep over the monitor - he talks to Teddy and Pooh Bear (my fave is 'oh Teddy, really' :D), and he'll also do a little mantra chant of the people he loves 'Mummy, Daddy, Nainy, Taidy, Nenny and Nannan' over and over until he's asleep :-*
OK, I'll stop now ;)
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Oh, I can't believe I forgot my favourite ::)
He's really getting the hang of 'thank you', except it comes out as 'dank oo'. I'll get 'dank oo Mummy dum-dums' (dum dums are food), or 'dank oo Mummy dwink'. What reminded me was the postman's just been - he likes to shout 'dank oo man letters' out of the letterbox :D
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Freya makes me laugh soooooooooooooo much - her most recent game is to 'hide' (usually under the table) and say "where's Freya gone?", and we have to say "is she in the porch - no, is she behind the door - no, is she by the fireplace - no, etc?" and she can play it endlessly, for hours!
This is ds's FAVOURITE game ever! He calls it More Boo :D He'll often disappear into the kitchen, and I'll hear 'MU-UMMY - More Boo!' - I have to go in, ignoring the giggling (he's the worst hider ever ;)) and 'look' for him - always in the same place, too :D
This is a lovely thread. I could bore you for hours, but I'll pick my faves
- When we tell him we love him, he'll reply with 'Ub u, Mummy' or 'Ub u, Daddy' :-*
- When we are out, he'll shout 'Hello Lady' or 'Hello Man' at top toddler volume to random strangers. He (ahem, usually) gets it right
- Since Christmas and his birthday, he thinks all parcels are for him - and opens them with a big 'WOW'
- Things must be 'right' here too - toilet seat must be down/cupboards closed/etc - luckily he'll do it himself ;)
- The running commentary I get when he's in the car - 'car', 'big truck', 'tree', 'sheep', 'horse', etc
- The singing and dancing is great fun here too :)
- Watching him fall asleep over the monitor - he talks to Teddy and Pooh Bear (my fave is 'oh Teddy, really' :D), and he'll also do a little mantra chant of the people he loves 'Mummy, Daddy, Nainy, Taidy, Nenny and Nannan' over and over until he's asleep :-*
OK, I'll stop now ;)
You could be describing dd. Except, for the falling asleep part. Dd can't have anything anywhere around her or else she won't sleep. ::) Her special hiding place is behind the curtain though. :)
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These are so good to read. Here's another one I love:
DD's overprotectiveness. When I'm drinking my coffee or tea, she'll urgently gush up to me to say, "Careful Mommy. It's hot. It's hot. Blow Mommy blow." Or when I'm using a knife, "Careful Mommy. Sharp knife. Sharp knife give boo boo. Careful." ::) :-* :-*
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These are so good to read. Here's another one I love:
DD's overprotectiveness. When I'm drinking my coffee or tea, she'll urgently gush up to me to say, "Careful Mommy. It's hot. It's hot. Blow Mommy blow." Or when I'm using a knife, "Careful Mommy. Sharp knife. Sharp knife give boo boo. Careful." ::) :-* :-*
Ha ha - ds does this too - 'Oo, Mummy, hot hot hot' with the appropriate careful hand gesture. Sooooo cute :-*
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ahhhh so sweet...I just love it....
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Freya does a running commentary, but the best thing is when she states the obvious: "that's a cat" err, yes!
Oh, and the ritual of "hewo mummy", "hello darling", "hewo darwing" - bless!
And then when she gives you something, perhaps a cup of 'tea', she says "thank you mummy/daddy" to remind us to say thank you like we do to her!
Ahh, she's lovely!
Ax
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Oh I love this! Makes me want to go home to my LO right NOW!
Here's my short list:
1. Wet, sloppy kisses - he puts a hand on either side of my face and then lays one on me - love that.
2. Hearing DS and DH giggling downstairs.
3. In the morning when I say it's time to go downstairs, put paci away...and he marches to his crib and tosses the paci through the slats.
4. his infatuation with his own (and other's) belly button
5. Waves bye to everyone and everything
6. When he's sleepy and ready for bed...he'll sit on my lap and rest his head on my chest. Mmmmm love that sweet toddler smell! :)
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My DS has started squinting his eyes when he grins at me which is very cute. And those hugs.... it makes my heart sing. Maybe I should go and wake him up so that I can get another one!
xx
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This is a fun thread. Let's see:
- He runs after our cat and calls from the top of his lungs: "Missy, come back. Missy, come here."
- He comes to me, raises his hands and says: "Pick it up!"
- If he hears that somebody is in pain will inisit on giving kisses.
- Whenever we get on a highway, it's "Be careful, daddy."
And one of my favorites. We were visiting my parents, and I was putting him down to sleep. Since we were in a strange for him place, I stayed with him until he fell alseep. He was almost gone, I was just laying down, relaxed. Suddenly, out of blue, he jumped up and went "Pop goes the weasel". ;D
I could go on, but will stop here. :)
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Awww, this is a great thread ;D
Colin absolutely loves to pet our cats, particularly the cranky one that has never forgiven us for bringing him home. ::) She lets him pet her for a moment and then get y and nips at him. Yesterday, he went to the kitchen and pulled a wooden spoon from the drawer (Colin's utensil play drawer that is) and crept up on her and started petting her with that! LOL! It was too funny.
When he gets excited about something and walks on his tiptoes ;D
Every night when he says goodnight to DH by racing over, standing directly in front of him and waving furiously ;D
When he doesn't want to eat something - he shoves it down next to him in the corner of the highchair, so I find it all when I pick him up. ;D ::)
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Claire walks on her tiptoes also. Funny.
I also love the strange food trends. Today she refused the homeade pizza dad made her but ate broccoli and peas! Tomorrow I am sure broccoli will be out and cherrios in. Next week there will be nothing had but bananas. ::)
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Tyler walks on his tippy toes too!!!
Hysterically laughing in his car seat. I have no idea at what.
Dancing and bobbing his head to anything. Even the sounds of a blender.
Hysterically laughing and talking in his room after his nap.
Kissing with a loud MWUAH sound.
I could go on and on.
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We all have the same toddler! Claire has been doing the MAWUAH with her kisses, even when she blows them. :-*
This thread is making me all sappy! Monday nights I have class and DH puts her to bed. :( Tuesday mornings are my favorite!
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We all have the same toddler! Claire has been doing the MAWUAH with her kisses, even when she blows them. Kiss
This thread is making me all sappy! Monday nights I have class and DH puts her to bed. Sad Tuesday mornings are my favorite!
:) :) :) :) :) :)
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I love getting squashes! Sean hasn't figured out kissing yet, he just comes and squashes his big open mouth on my face ;D
Having meals together and watching him try to figure out the spoon.
He will bring a book to me, then turn his body around so I can pick him up in my lap.
Watching him spin around until he is dizzy.
Just about everything!
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What reminded me was the postman's just been - he likes to shout 'dank oo man letters' out of the letterbox :D
this is about the cutest thing i've read ;D including my own!
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If you're checking around...(come to think of it I should have posted it here)....In the photo gallery I just posted "what a spirited child can do in 3 mins or less"....the pic says it all...
I went to let the dog out and LITERALLY in a couple mins he managed to use half a tub of peneten to "shave"....DH is completely follically challenged and when he shaves...it's from neck to neck if you get what I mean...so DS tries to copy....which is usually cute...except when it's done with Peneten.....YUCK.
I love when DS gives me a really GOOD laugh at the end of a really bad day....
(and yes gals...I did laugh...it was that or cry...!)
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This is a fun thread. Let's see:
- He comes to me, raises his hands and says: "Pick it up!"
And one of my favorites. We were visiting my parents, and I was putting him down to sleep. Since we were in a strange for him place, I stayed with him until he fell alseep. He was almost gone, I was just laying down, relaxed. Suddenly, out of blue, he jumped up and went "Pop goes the weasel". ;D
I could go on, but will stop here. :)
Sandra, that is hillarious, I would have jumped out of my skin! ;D
I like it when I put Jacob down for the night and he says "suss suss mummy, pat pat." Remembering when I used to shh/pat him.
I also love it when he does this to me or his bunny.
He laid down on the floor yesterday and said "Baby" . I asked him if he woudl still like to be a baby "Yes!" he said,
"Did you enjoy being a baby?"
"Yes!" he replied :-*
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Freya's ability to find extreme pleasure in the simplest things... a bus ride, walking thru a tunnel/under a bridge, seeing what the weather is doing (lots of opportunities for this in the UK at present - boo!), spotting landmarks.
She's learned the concept of 'behind' so we get lots of "where's the sun gone? Oooh, it's hiding behind a cloud!", or "where's the Spinnaker Tower gone? (Any other Pompey ladies out there?) Ooh, it's hiding behind the buildings!".
Oh to be 2 again! I've had to explain how babies are made to my 7 year old step-daughter today - she told me that sex is rude :-\ :'(. How easily they learn the wrong things from adult TV programmes and unhelpful info from those around them - such a responsibility!
Ax
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sex is rude! Oh I am glad I am not dealing with that stuff yet. ::)
Where do they get this stuff?
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She's learned the concept of 'behind' so we get lots of "where's the sun gone? Oooh, it's hiding behind a cloud!", or "where's the Spinnaker Tower gone? (Any other Pompey ladies out there?) Ooh, it's hiding behind the buildings!".
Wilf always says that things are hiding beneath things - 'plane hideink neath clouds' - so cute!
Wilf does the same as Charlie and refers to everyone as either man or lady 'hello man' 'funk uoo lady'. It was very funny when we went on the train the other day, we had a running commentry of what was whizzing past the window and then a man sitting across from us fell asleep, well he was asleep until Wilf piped up with 'wake up man'.
He does soooo many cute things!!!!! I love it when he tries to pick me up ;D Backing up on to my lap for a story. 'Niffing' flowers, which is basically blowing on them. The kisses, the hugs and I love it when he has a shy moment and buries his head into my neck - he has the softest hair so this is just gorgeous :D :D :D
Also his body is so cute, when he's just come out of the bath and he's all softy I just want to squish him all over ;D But then he farts or makes a 'bottom noise' and we quickly put a nappy on him just in case a poo falls out - no clue about all that yet ::) ;D
Hannah x
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sex is rude! Oh I am glad I am not dealing with that stuff yet. ::)
Where do they get this stuff?
Well, for dsd it's because she watches lots of adult TV with her mum, all the soaps, and post watershed things like 'Sex in the City' and 'Footballers Wives' which of course she doesn't understand, but still takes it all in - I guess she either can't ask her mum the questions, or hasn't had reasonable answers, 'coz when she stays with us she always asks me to explain this stuff!
I guess it's good preparation for when the younger two start asking such things - I just think it's sad that she's exposed to it at all! Her mum actually criticised dh when he picked her up at the weekend for us not allowing dsd to watch any TV when she stays - wtf? I mean, not only is it not true, we just limit it to age appropriate stuff, but also what a thing to complain about!!! Like the time she complained that we didn't give dsd enough sweets during her stays - again wtf? On both occasions, dh's retort about trying to look after her health and wellbeing was met with a defensive "don't you think I know what's best for my daughter?" - we can't win, don't bother trying anymore!
Anyway, have gone off-topic - sorry! This thread is a lovely warm and fuzzy place to enjoy our toddlers before all the complex growing up stuff begins! Keep it going!
Ax
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Paul dances every time he hears any kind of noise, being it the radio playing a song or the washing mashine during the spin cycle! LOL ;D ;D ;D He starts bouncing up and down and moving his head either up and down or side to side. It's the cutest thing I've seen, I swear!
When we're reading a book before bed (reading as in showing him the pictures), he takes my finger to point at the pics he likes, eg. the bee or a cow, because he likes the sounds they make (by me ::))
Also, when I'm on the phone, he literally harrasses me to give him the phone to talk to whoever is on the othe line. Then, when he gets it, he takes it and walks off, listening all the time to what they're telling him. Sometimes he would chat away, but most of the time he just listens and looks like a little man on a serious call ;D ;D. Last week, when DH was away, the two times he called, Paul had to talk to him as well, of course. And he got so excited at hearing his daddy, that he only laughed the whole time, really happy to hear him ;D . It melted my heart.
Ok, I'll stop now.
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This is so wonderful! I can't get enough, all the posts are making me smile!!! ;D
My LO has somewhat recently learned about putting things back. So now BACK is a very big thing for us. If I catch him pulling something from my night stand he turns heading for the nightstand as fast as his little legs will let him and says BACK, BACK, BACK. He will also bring me the remote controls my DH has left out from the night before and says BACK? BACK!
One of my favorites though is that he says STUCK, STUCK, when he gets stuck, foot stuck in crib rails, falls down on toys and gets stuck, can't get up, whatever. I was in the kitchen and suddenly I hear, STUCK, STUCK, STUCK. I find him in the bathroom, he had climbed up on his little stool and couldn't get down, too funny!
And of course, all the open mouth wet kisses! Sometimes he'll plant one on me and just sit there for a minute, yummy! I have also caught him kissing the "baby in the mirror"! ::)
LOVE IT! I can't wait to read more ladie, absolutely wonderful!!!
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I love it that Mummy kissing things better is a cure all and that he asks for it - I did draw the line the other day when he bit his tongue and wanted me to kiss it better ;D A kiss on the lips was a half way house that we both agreed to!
Hannah x
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We tell Charlotte it's time for bed. She says "no" with a grin. We tell her to get her "guys", she grabs 'Phant, doggie, or whoever she brought out after her nap. Then happily toddles off to her room and tosses them in her crib. Pop her in and she settles to chatter herself to sleep.
The way "duce" is an all purpose word for any beverage.
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I love it that Mummy kissing things better is a cure all and that he asks for it - I did draw the line the other day when he bit his tongue and wanted me to kiss it better ;D A kiss on the lips was a half way house that we both agreed to!
Hannah x
Hannah, for situations like that Adrian accepts "transfer" kisses. I kiss my hand and apply kiss with my hand. Then we put a spare one in his pocket for later. :)
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Sandra...what a lovely idea...a kiss in the pocket for later....I'm stealing that one!
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We went and sat on the beach today for an ice cream to make up for the running around we've had to do after the builders. It was lovely, we sat in the sun eating our ice creams chatting - my buddy.
I love the way he says 'Cheer up little fella' when I get stressed with the builders.
He has a joke that he got off Backyardigans which he tells me a few times every day which is great and still makes me laugh just proving that it is the way you tell them.
He will also compliment my clothes or DH's. He'll turn round and say 'Nice green jumper dad'
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I can't get this post out of my head. It's made me so much more aware of all the things ds does in a day! It was a great idea. My new favorite is how exciting it is to flip a light switch on and off! Hours of entertainment and sheer joy!
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Kathy-Ann, you should see how much fun dimmer switches are! On, off, brighter, dimmer...
A few weeks ago Callum went through a stage of randomly saying 'funny!' (pronounced hunny) and then doing this big fake laugh: 'hunny, HAHAHAHA!'
And the other morning he was in our bed, and he rolled over, grabbed me by the ears and said 'kiss' and gave me a big kiss. Awww!
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Love them ;D
Some of ours
Mummy look at my muscles - as he folds his arm in and shows me his elbow
After I tuck him up in bed he always says "you keep checking on me"
Mummy I love you too much
Thats my sister Sahria
Mummy whats that man ?
scuse me, Man/lady ....
Ohhh there are a million every day aren't there :) It's great to have a thread like this to wander into when you are having a bad toddler day ;)
Keep em coming they are so lovely :-*
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DS is being a donkey right now...we're trying to get him to go to bed....DH is getting EXTREMELY frustrated...and I said...
"daddy loves you buddy...." evil eye towards DH
and DS says
"YAAHHHHH ahhh lubs" and then puts both hands on DH's face and "eskimo kisses" him
makes my (and DH's) heart melt in a moment of frustration.... :-*
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Awwww....aren't LO's just sooo sweet? This is a great thread...thanks so much for starting it!
Now that it is getting warmer outside Sophia and I have started going for walks. Whenever we go to my room so Mama can make a quick pit stop to the bathroom, I take her with me and just let her walk around the room and explore around while I do my business. Well...one day she started getting in the closet and there she was walking with my sneakers, one in each hand, bringing them to me and saying "come on mama", indicating that it is time to go out for a walk.
Another one is her saying I love you and giving me kisses on the lips, non-stop!
One more...like Mena's DS Sophia loves to dance...when she hears a beat she will start bobbing her little head (been doing this since she was 8 or 9 months old), then she will start moving her hands up and down and bend her knees and bounce up and down and then she'll shake her little booty and totally get down (like Mama does when she dances around with her). ;D ;D ;D
Ana
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if you ask theron where his eyes are, he'll crinkle them up and smoosh them shut. he knows that DH and i think this is the cutest thing ever. we tend to chuckle, give him hugs, and tell him we love him.
today i caught him trying to flush the toilet for what seemed like the third time in a row. "theron, you know you can't flush the toilet unless you've been to the potty" i said, perhaps a little more sternly than i'd intended. i could literally see the gears in his brain turning, as his lower lip trembled at my tone, he realized he'd done something he shouldn't have, and then he paused for a moment, looked at me, and crinkled up his eyes at me to get on my good side.
am i wrapped around his little finger or what! cheeky monkey ;D
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Today I told Claire to give her daddy a dirty look and glared at him like he had just ate her last banana! It was priceless. LOVE IT.
Stacy, Claire just did her first couple of scoop herself and feed herself this morning! Yea
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I love it when Jacob throws his bunny on the floor with force, and then says "Poor Bun". ;D
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I love when Scotty pretends to phone people (he even uses his foot as a phone when he is lying down)... He babbles away and says "aha, aha, aye, aye. Hmmm. Nein (no). Ok. Bye bye."
Whenever I tell him what we are going to do he makes a serious face and says: "Ok". :-* :-* :-*
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i love it when India drops something and shouts ,oh dear,and then kisses it to see if its OK.she also pretends to be trapped and shouts ,help me,until we rescue her ;D
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steffi -- love your new tickers. how gorgeous is jenn! i wish i'd looked that cute with glasses at 13 ::)
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steffi -- love your new tickers. how gorgeous is jenn! i wish i'd looked that cute with glasses at 13 ::)
Thanks :) I actually wanted 3 tickers with pics but now Scotty's doesn't fit :( So I have to make the pics a slideshow if I can find out how...
Jenn is gorgeous, people in the streets call her a stunner :)
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My DD has started saying 'nope' or 'no no no' but for the most part she doesn't really use it properly. For example, she was pointing at something on the counter today. I picked up everything and each time she said 'nope' but took it to examine it, then gave it back and signed 'more' and pointed to whatever else there was.
Or when I asked if she wanted a drink, 'nope' but had her fill anyway!
If only I could teach her to say 'yes'. It's so funny to watch her try to move her head up and down. If we try to help her she gets insane giggles and shakes it side to side (NO!!). Too funny.
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Footed pajamas - 'nuff said. ;)
Watching them sleep all snuggled up to their favorite stuffed critter.
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I caught DS lecturing the dog today....using ALL the words I do....ack....He was waving a Hot Wheel in his face and saying...
"no...don't touch....mine...NO WAY man... ALL done..." And then holding his face and kissing his nose...(which is what I do after a "time out" lecture...ie// no we don't throw cars...knock over sister.)
ahh my little man...growing up..... :-* :'(
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Okay so part of our wind down at night involves not only reading about 3 books but also praying. Unfortunately we can no longer put Sophia down and just walk away as we used to....now she sobs and demands for Mama to read to her and rock her a bit. So we both make the sign of the cross (she gets my hand to help her by moving her hands with mine). Now whenever she wants to pray she asks me to help her by clasping her little hands and saying "Amen".
She has also recently been saying "Mama...ama" (translation: Mama I love you :))
Ana ;D
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ah bless her! When we say Grace...we hold hands...and DS sticks his hands out and says "MEN" very seriously when it's time to pray....and GOODNESS help us if we forget! ack :-*
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ah bless her! When we say Grace...we hold hands...and DS sticks his hands out and says "MEN" very seriously when it's time to pray....and GOODNESS help us if we forget! ack :-*
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This morning I was in the bathroom getting ready for work and I hear DD calling out 'Gabyyyyyyyy, where are ewwwwwwwwww'. I go out to the living room and she's hiding herself under the couch blanket. Totally made my morning. Such an independant girl, can play hide-n-go seek herself, haha.
Totally loving that she says thank you all on her own now even if it does come out 'hank ewwww mommy'. hehe
:D :D :D :D :D <--- me after reading about all the cute things our toddlers are doing!
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I take lo round the supermarket in the trolley, usually she waves at all the other shoppers and shouts "hiya" at everyone.
The other day it was full of old men (must have been discount day for OAPs)- she pointed at every one and shouted "grandad" ;D
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Those are really sweet! Danielle - we've been wondering where you are over on the birth club! :)
Here's my newest - Marshall will row his arms like he's rowing a boat ... asking us to sing row-row-row your boat...then when we do, he claps his hands! :) And he "hums" twinkle twinkle little star. It's great! :)
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Hadn't noticed this thread before :-[
Here are ways Santiago makes me laugh or melt
When he wakes up he asks "Momma?Baby?Mooommmaaaa Baaaaabyyyyyy?"
He runs around naked after his shower and screams for all the world to hear "Clean peepee Clean peepee!!!" LOL
Crawls into bed with us in the morning and pulls on dh to pull him closer until we sandwich him
Lately, he pulls on one of my crutches and imitates me hopping on one foot to get me balance back ::)
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Bec!!!! I needed that image of Santi running! I feel better after my Jekel Mouse.
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Hadn't noticed this thread before :-[
Here are ways Santiago makes me laugh or melt
When he wakes up he asks "Momma?Baby?Mooommmaaaa Baaaaabyyyyyy?"
He runs around naked after his shower and screams for all the world to hear "Clean peepee Clean peepee!!!" LOL
LMAO - now that cracks me up! ;D
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Watching her learn new things everyday. And what she dreams up on her own. For instance: the Sesame Street video that she loves has Big Bird searching for "la-laers". She now refers to him as "Lalas". 8)
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I love the feathery toddler hair (yeah, Scotty is getting hair :) )
I love the living in that very moment, doesn't matter what's tomorrow or on 10 minutes...
I love the pride when Scotty managed something (like climbing on a chair or saying a new word)
I love the little chubby legs that run about :)
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DD wanted me to get the helicopter out of the sky today!
Took quite a bit of explaining to get her to accept I couldn't just get it for her :)
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DD wanted me to get the helicopter out of the sky today!
LOL
On the similar note, Adrian asked to please go to the airport and take a ride in an airplane. :) It was hard to explain why we couldn't.
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DD wanted me to get the helicopter out of the sky today!
Sooooo cute :D :D
You reminded me:
Ds loooooooooves my Dad (his Taid) - he'd do anything for him (and vice versa ;)). They were star-gazing early one evening, and my Dad was showing him the moon - they were shouting 'hiya moon!'. Dad said that he'd like the moon, and asked ds to fetch it for him - so off ds went down the road, as fast as his little legs could carry him, towards the moon, shouting 'fetch moon for Taidy'. Tried not to laugh too much, but it was so funny ;D ;D
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okay...Caroline...that brought tears to my eyes...that is honestly one of the sweetest things...My DS has a great relationship with his Papa too....bless his little heart... :-*
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Oh Caroline that's just so special!! :-* :D
Colin has just started doing the most amazing thing - he puts his little hands on my cheeks and gently pulls my face to him and kisses me over and over.... it just melts me every single time. It's the only gentle thing he really does!
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Caroline!!! That is the sweetest thing!!
Jess - LOL!!! Better thaqn Santi he pinches my cheeks andd then he kisses the booboo's " Sito boo sito boo" Sito is from besito, meaning little kiss in spanish ::)
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My favorite is is when she calls me honey. Or she'll rub my face really gently and look into my eyes and say I love you mom, your the best! It makes my heart melt :)
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We showed Gaby different types of kisses. Now you just never know if you'll get a real kiss, Eskimos kiss or butterfly kiss. Love it!
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DH brought Marshall into our bed this morning when he woke up as we were feeling groggy...and Marshall crawled on me, sat on my chest, poked me in the eye and said "eye!" First time he's ever said that word. Funny how an early morning stick in the eye is O.K. when it comes from your sweet baby boy! :)
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When Jacob doesn't want to go to sleep and he says "I donna like de sleep mumma"
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Ive only just seen this thread and my heart is melting!! Makes me never want Harvey to grow up!!
I cant think of many off the top of my head but Harvey's new word is 'niiiiiiiice' usually when hes eating the dinner Ive cooked, regardless of what it tastes like!! :)
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I REALLY needed to read this thread again today, we've so been struggling with sleep. I also wanted to ....
tonight when I was reading Gaby her book before bed I was asking her to point out the different characters on the page. So 1st I ask her to point out Dora, she points to Boots and behind her soother I can see her get this little smirk. Then I ask her where is Diego, she points to Dora and I'm watching facial expressions the whole time, she is giggling so hard inside she can hardly contain it. Last I ask her where Boots is, she points to Diego, I looked at her and said, 'are you sure?' and she broke out in laughter and was saying "Silly Daby" (daby cuz she can't say G's yet) over and over.
Man I love that kid, even if she has tired me out. Her little antics gave me the re-charge I needed tonight.
Kisses to the cute toddlers out there :-*
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I'm so glad you posted...we've been having a rough time with "mr.independent" and it's so good to read these again...
And one for me...
I love that he forgives ME so readily when I haven't been the best mom of the day....
I apologize and he holds my face between his hands and says "ya mama, ya" and then kisses me (eskimo kisses too)...and then I KNOW what unconditional love is all about....
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Gosh toddlers are fun here are some of my favorite things
She wants to hug and kiss everything, her cup, pictures, toys, people
She says "Luv you mommy/daddy/nuggly" (her lovey)
When she gives hugs she says "ahhhh"
She is starting to make the kiss sound when she kisses
She will bring me the digital camera and say "baby" (she wants to see picutres of herself)
She always thinks its daddy on the phone and say "hi daddy"
She will ask for a song (wants me to sing) and she will start swaying her head like Stevie Wonder
She has to close all doors
If she sees an owie on you she has to kiss it, and if she bonks or gets an owie she wants you to kiss it
She says "coming" or "Tallie coming" when I say I am going to get or do something
There are so many more but I will stop there. What a great thread!!
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I don't think Freya really counts as a toddler any more :'( but anyway... I hear her repeating what I say and it makes me laugh sooooo much... for example if I ask her a question she says "mummy, I don't know" just like I do, and when she's trying to do a puzzle, and Eryn steals the bits and crawls off with them, she looks all stern and says "Eryn, that's not helpful!" just like I do, and when I say "no" to her she now says "don't you say no to me mummy" just like I do!
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Ax
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Freya sounds very sassy ;D I guess you know she is actually listening to you though hu. So cute!
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Very sassy, very confident, very bossy! Aargh! I've created a mini-me!
Ax
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LOL, a mothers worst nightmare ;)
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Oh I dunno - looks like daddy, brains like mummy - perfect combination! :P
Ax
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Awww.....to cute how Freya just mimicks you. ;D ;D ;D
You are her idol right now..and personally, sassy, confident and even a bit of bossy aren't such bad traits! ;)
I love it when Sophia runs to me from across the room (usually my back is turned loading the dishwasher) and hugs my legs real tight and says: "MAMA!"
I also love it when she comes to me and says, or rather asks for: "KISS" or comes to me with little arms arms stretched out wide and says just like the teletubbies do:"BIG HUG"! Or when she needs assistance with something she says: "Help, help, please"
This afternoon when I went to get her out of bed from a nap...I found her sitting in her crib rocking her blue bear in her arms so tenderly & lovingly to her lullabyes playing on her CD.
Gosh toddlers are fun here are some of my favorite things
She will bring me the digital camera and say "baby" (she wants to see picutres of herself)
She always thinks its daddy on the phone and say "hi daddy"
Melissa...exactly the same thing here! Isn't it just too cuuuuuute??? In fact when I give her the phone she puts it against her ear like we do and says: "hi daddy" and continues to babble on in her gibberish.
Another new thing....was soo tickled when I heard her say over the monitor one morning after she woke up: "Happy Birthday to me".... When we wash hands I always sing the Happy Birthday song to her so we are sure that we have soaped our hands thoroughly before rinsing. ;D
Okay...okay..I'll stop now... ;D ;D ;D
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This thread has warmed my heart and made me smile.
Some of the things I love about Aidan:
The way he won't share his biscuits but if he drops a crumb he'll pick it off the floor and feed it to me
We're teaching him eye contact and he's learning but not quite getting it. When wanting me to follow him, he'll take my hand and stare at my eyes not watching where he's going so usually ends up walking into the wall
The way his face lights up when I ask him if he'll like some dessert after his main meal
The way he'll point to his food and shake his head when he's had enough. Then he'll immediately point to his desert!
The way he laughs out loud when he's excited/happy
The way he'll pretend to go to sleep. He'll lie down and pat his chest and I've got to say 'tired'
The way he laughs when watching teletubbies. He finds them so hilarious.
There are (obviously) loads more. This is a lovely thread. Thank you for starting it.
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I am so glad we are still posting to this. Sometimes I really need to remember this stuff.
Claire has really started to play peekaboo. It's funny watching her peekaboo with her stuffed dogs and whatever else. I love seeing her do it in the rear view mirror. :)
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At the moment I love hearing and seeing him walking around. I love little legs going over floor bumb-bumb-bumb, especially if he is in hurry ;D :D ;D :D
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I have been dealing with some yucky all day morning sickness. I often open a window when I about to do a stinky job (like change a stinky diaper or take out the garbage) because smells reallly bother me. I am embarrassed to say, my lo now often sticks her head "out the window" and makes the awful coughing noises I make in order to choke back what I don't want to come up. The neighboor looked over at her yesterday. At least I don't think the neighboor has any idea what is going on. Good thing I don't believe this stage will last forever. ::)
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Last night Charlotte was gently helping hubby put aloe vera gel on my sunburned back. 8) Until the gentle got too much for her and she tried to SMUSH it in. :o Such an exuberant Mouse!!!!!!
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Our faves:
The way she dances (to everything!): she'll put her arms up, pointer fingers up, alternating them, her knees bend, her feet don't move and her booty goes side to side - it is just so sweet!
The way she walks in when we're in the loo asking "All done, all done?"
The way she says Nope to everything, including "Do you always say no to everything?"
The way she taps the couch so you can put her up there and then she'll tap it again so you'll sit next to her!
The way she gets every frame she can reach so she can tell you who's in the picture!
Amazing thread!
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Ok, couldn't resist a couple more ;) :
The urgent look she gets on her eyes and suddenly darts off when she hears the keys open the front door - then starts dancing "Daddy Daddy"!
The way she hugs her dolls.
The way she shares her food when she doesn't want it anymore!
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I love it when Claire farts (sorry tmi) and then says "uh oh" with this look of awe on her face. It's like she doesn't quite get it yet.
Ahhh I really needed this thread to come up today. Thanks Sara.
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So the other day I was lecturing Colin sternly about why I say "No" to keep him safe and why it's important that he listen when we say that. In the middle of my speech he leaned up and kissed me. ;D
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jessica that is so sweet :)
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Awwww
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So the other day I was lecturing Colin sternly about why I say "No" to keep him safe and why it's important that he listen when we say that. In the middle of my speech he leaned up and kissed me. ;D
Clever boy ;) ;D
I love this thread so much, let's never let it get buried.
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The way he puckers up for a kiss, and then says 'icky' afterwards. Then goes back for another one :D
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I love how Gaby's standard answer for any meal or snack is 'cookie'. Our day sounds like this...
"Gaby, would you like toast for breakfast?" "No, tookie peeeeas"
"Gaby, would you like ronis for lunch?" "No, tookie peeeeas"
"Gaby, would you like an apple?" "No, tookie peeeeeas"
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Well Freya might be too old to be considered a toddler, so I reckon Eryn might be considered too young to be one, but anyhow... I just love the way that she calls any animal or bird 'cat' and any food 'more', and also how she gives our cat kisses and giggles when the furr tickles her nose!
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Don't know how I missed this before but loving it!! ;D
When Nate gets cross at birds at shouts "Naaaaaaaaa" at them
The amazing excitement over seeing an aeroplane - "ooooh oooh plane plane - mama mama plane"
The way he dances and runs round with glee when Thomas the tank engine comes on - "Choo Choo mummy mummy Choo Choo"
When he gets cross with his big sis - "NO Nana (can't quite say Anna :)) Naaarggh " followed by a big raspberry!!
When he can't wait to see big sis in the morning - Nana? Nana? and when I tell him shes still asleep - he puts his finger to his lips and goes sshhhh - really loud just outside her door and wakes her up ::) ;D
Watching them both interact - all the time he totally copies her - Monkey see monkey do!!
Watching how Anna looks after him - "careful Nathan hot" near the tea, and after we had work done by the builders and they didn't clean up well >:( she carefully brought in any nails she found saying "No Nathan sharp"
When Daddy gets home and lies down on the floor Anna will shout"pile on!" and they will both go and jump on him ;D
Gorgeous big toddler and preschooler hugs and kisses and sleepy cuddles when they lay their head on your shoulder - priceless!
I could go on forever but I'd better stop!!!
Clare
Mum to Anna 3yrs 8 months and Nathan 22 months
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The rare moments when Charlotte has time to snuggle, and does not wiggle around.
Our version of "Marco Polo" : Moooommmy!! Chaaarlotte!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave was putting aloe vera on my sunburn. All at once there was another little hand gently helping. Of course, I melted!!!
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aw jenn, that makes me melt too!
theron's developed a few new traits that make me smile ;D
every bite of food has to be offered to the fan, the cat, and the trees outside, before he eats it.
he has "happy feet" -- stomping his right foot when he's so tickled by something he can't contain it. his hands kind of go crazy too.
he's started putting things "nigh-nigh" -- getting me to kiss his toys good night and laying them in bed and covering them up. yesterday i found him in the bathroom -- he'd laid his little dinosaurs down in a row and was kissing each one in turn :-*
he has this fervent full body shake for a nod yes. if he does it in his crib (as he did last night when is asked him "do you just want mama to stay here till you fall asleep? ::) :-[ ), the whole crib shakes.
he's so into our family unit. if i'm at work, he constantly asks DH where i am. if DH is out of the room, he constantly asks me where he is. the only time he's quiet is when we're all doing something together like eating or brushing our teeth!
i know there was another one ;D
keep 'em coming!
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I love all the stories! ;D ;D
Paul has recently started to give kisses. You know, those sloppy and wet ones that melt my heart...
I've plenty more, but we have to run now...
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OK who's going to sticky this one for us so we don't lose it?
The way he makes me laugh:
- totally ruined bedtime tonight b/c as I was leaving the room, I thanked him for a lovely day (we went shopping, he was an angel ;)). He said 'nice day, Mummy', and I said 'yes, it was a lovely outing'. He looked shocked and said 'it wasn't a mountain, Mummy' (we went up a mountain last week). I laughed, so he kept on teasing me 'silly Mummy, we went to shops not up a mountain' - cue both of us killing ourselves laughing.
He's still giggling about it over the monitor :D
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Caroline, what a sweet thing, I was giggling as I was reading along!
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That is funny, Caroline!
Riley is being so cute lately (in between his teething shrieks!)
I was changing his diaper this morning, and kissed him on his cheek when I was finished, and he kept asking for "another one kiss". It totally melted my heart.
He turns two at the end of the month, so I have been practising with him, "How old are you going to be?" and he answers, "2". Yesterday, when I asked him, he answered "4" and then burst out laughing. I tickled him and said, "No, you're not going to be 4" and then he said, "5?". Cue more laughing. Eventually he said two and clapped for himself. He is so clever!!
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Stickied :-*
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Stickied :-*
:-* :)
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when they hurt themselves and need it kissed better.when you ask if its ok they reply fine mammy and give you a kiss :-* ;D
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You reminded me Jenny -
we've had a couple of family accidents/illnesses recently (and a trip to casualty for ds :P), so he knows about doctors making you 'all better'.
I banged my leg pretty badly today (said a rude word :-X) - ds gave my leg a kiss, pulled me to the front door and said 'come on, Mummy need doctor-lady'.
Love how caring he is - he's always upset when he has a drink/meal and someone else doesn't. Always tries to share :)
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That's so sweet Caroline and Jenny :)
I bumped my leg a few weeks ago, said a really rude word and threw the phone on the floor. It smashed in pieces and I said an even ruder word. Scotty didn't kiss me better, but he imitated the word. Now whenever anything falls or smashes he says: Ohhhh F.... ::)
I'm usually not as bad tempered (yeah right) honestly. It was a bad day.
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;D ;D ;D ;D Steffi
Ds had started that, so we now have him convinced that JCB (the ones that make the diggers ;)) is a swear word. We react like he's said a really rude word, and he thinks it's HILARIOUS ;D
He was in his element last week when we had one doing some work in the garden - the workers kept saying things like 'move the JCB over there' - ds would kill himself laughing, and shout about the man being 'ood' (rude)
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Claire has been hiding recently. She doesn't quite get it though. To her "hide" means get really close and be still and quiet. After about 3 seconds she bursts out laughing. :D I caught her today looking straight at her Elmo and saying "hide elmo," then waiting a few seconds and repeating. Elmo obviously wasn't cooperating cause after 3 times she said "Elmo NO," and threw him on the floor. ;D
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Myia- that's so adorable. :D
Abigail is huge snuggler and kisser. If DH and I are sitting on the sofa, she'll nestle in right in between us and go back and forth giving us kisses and hugs. She's so lovey.
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Charlotte's new thing is sharing her snack with us. She will get 3-4 animal crackers, eat 2, feed me the rest. Then say "more cracker". Repeat. Or drink some of her juice, put the straw in my mouth, take it back after I get a drink. 8)
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;D ;D ;D ;D Steffi
Ds had started that, so we now have him convinced that JCB (the ones that make the diggers ;)) is a swear word. We react like he's said a really rude word, and he thinks it's HILARIOUS ;D
He was in his element last week when we had one doing some work in the garden - the workers kept saying things like 'move the JCB over there' - ds would kill himself laughing, and shout about the man being 'ood' (rude)
Love that ;D We'll try that one, too :)
Charlotte's new thing is sharing her snack with us. She will get 3-4 animal crackers, eat 2, feed me the rest. Then say "more cracker". Repeat. Or drink some of her juice, put the straw in my mouth, take it back after I get a drink. 8)
Love the sharing. Scotty is sharing his bottle with us since e is about 9 months. He also shares it with his lovey Kasimir in the morning. He'd say: Kasi bottle and then feed him, too :)
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Jenn, Colin does the same thing! ;D
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India has just been playing with her wiggles guitar.i said to her are you dancing?she said no playing guitar like Murray :o ;D ;D
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Cute alert!!! I bought Charlotte a pillow for her crib and some fabric to make a pillowcase that will coordinate with the quilt I just finished. Fabric is not wide enough!!!!!!!! Anywho, I put the pillow under her crib sheet for tonight. She is snuggled up on it, all wrapped up in her quilt with several friends! They look sooooo adorable asleep!!!!!!!!!!!
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I melt when Jess wants me to hold her and she says....
"Mama hold you, momma hold you!"
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At 3 am this morning Harvey came into our room, dragging his blanket (this happens every night at the mo :-\ ) He came over to me and said 'Awight mummy? You awight?' He then got into my bed and led down and said 'Harvey awight' LOL
He melts my heart!! ;D ;D
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LOL, Caroline that's really speacial. :) He has quite sense of hummor!
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Yesterday as she and Dave were about to leave, I asked for a kiss. She came back and presented me with a cheek to kiss! ;D ;D Such a goof!!!!!!!!
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Jenn - she's a genuine lady already ;D
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I love how Gaby is starting to use her manners and she can turn them on full tilt when she really really wants something.
'Open pees mommy'
'hank you'
'more pees'
'cues me'
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Danielle - that's amazing. We've been trying to teach Marshall please, but he's holding out. DH said maybe he doesn't get it yet...I said, if he can say cheese he can say please!!! LOL! :)
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I love the way toddlers smile with all their face. Their eyes smile, too, and they're not afraid to look into your eyes (except when they know they've been naughty ::))
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she told me today,mammy i wuv you :'( :'(
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Ah - that art of toddler heart-melting!!!!
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When the Tweenies came on this morning, he shouted 'look Mummy, it's the bloomin' Tweenies!'
Can't think where he got that from :-[ :P ;D ;D
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When the Tweenies came on this morning, he shouted 'look Mummy, it's the bloomin' Tweenies!'
Can't think where he got that from :-[ :P ;D ;D
They are quite annoying though, so loud. And why are they so ugly?
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I was the victim of a melted heart the other night, I put Gaby into bed and she says to me 'mommy nuggle daby peas'. (translates to Mommy snuggle Gaby please).
That was the end of me.
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That coloring is a new passion. The smell of Crayolas... happiness!!!!!!!! ;)
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That coloring is a new passion. The smell of Crayolas... happiness!!!!!!!! ;)
the smell always makes me nostalgic in a nice way :)
animal noises... I love the first sound I hear in the morning is Scotty going... MIAAAUUU (his lovey is a fluffy cat) and asking for Miauuu's bottle (bappool) :)
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Scotty says hello to his feet in the morning. As soon as I unzip the sleeping bag he says: "Hallo feetie"
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Thanks for starting this thread. We have been having a very difficult couple of days around here with both children fighting and tantrums so it is good to have a reminder of all the great things about our kids ;)
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I love waking up late on Sunday morning (DH is up with DS) and here : Mama, Mama, Mama and having my little guy running in my open arms for a morning kiss and hug.
I love him learning new words left and right, discovering his new abilities, his little giggles and laughter, him applauding himself when he does something right, his will to helpout around the house, how proud he is of his big boy bed and seing him share and hug his little friends when they come over for daycare.
This is such a great time, I love every little thing he does, well ok, I don't like the tantrums that much but it's all part of the exclusive package deal I got with my son.
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Just the other day Claire (after daddy had kissed her goodbye) said "daddy, momma," and pointed at me. She wanted him to kiss me. Now she has been pushing our faced towards each other. It's so cute. It also reminds me that I still need to kiss DH. ;)
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DS has always been a "WIDE AWAKE" waker upper...IYKWIM....
Lately he's started waking up with a jump and yelling "mama, git up?" and it's just the sweetest sound!
And with the pt'ing he's become a very particular man...and shouts
"OWT OWT mama...me pee pee."
because you know he wants his privacy...and then he comes out in the buff no matter who's around LOL..... :-*
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Along the PT lines...
Whenever DS goes in the potty, we clap and say yea!!!! So, now DS being very curious and wanting to go to the bathroom when I go, comes with me. When I start peeing, he jumps up and down, claps and yells !!YEA!!!! ;D ::)
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I like the way Aimee waves" bye bye" to the bath water.
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In her pool last night "set! GO!!!" Sploosh!!!!!!!!! Kinda dives over the side into the pool. Repeat... ;D
Last night I picked up her mostly sleeping mouseness as she was fussing with a nightmare or something. Then had trouble putting her down. Cuddly sleeping toddler... Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
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Scotty collected conquers today and called them jobbies (poos) ;D
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Wednesday I put her in her crib for a nap. "Mommy nap too!!" We are s'posed to go with reasonable requests, right? How could I argue with her logic? ;)
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Getting Eskimo kissses. :-* :-*
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Tonight I got...
Mama? *smooch smooch sound*....Daddy? *smooch smooch*...Chacha? *smooch smooch*......
so after everyone had kissed him....a good 30 secs later we hear softly from the bedroom...
Tota? *smooch smooch*....ummmm "tota" is the dog..... ::)
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Just HAD to bump this thread, I can't believe we let it slide :-[ :-[. Just read it all and remembering some things from last year I'd forgotten - lovely :-*
OK, so some updated ones (please play everyone else :D)
I love:
- how he likes to 'help' the check-out staff at the supermarket. he likes to pass each item to them personally. takes ages but is really cute :D
- how he has dropped his nap, but sometimes still gets tired in the day. he'll come up and tap me on the leg, and say 'I like my milk and suckie (dummy) and go sleep on sofa please' - give him his milk and suckie, and he'll pass out on the sofa in about 5 mins.
- every night, before he gets into bed, I say "Mummy and Daddy love you very much". one night I forgot ( :-[), and, as I was leaving the room, he says "Mummy and Daddy love me very much". melted in a puddle on the spot :-*
- in the supermarket today, he kept asking for things (toys/books/etc) - I said something like "you can't have too many things because it'll make you spoiled". so he picked one little toy, and he was happy. the whole way around after that, whenever I picked something up, like Daddy's yoghurts, he said - "Daddy can't have all of those, he'll be spoiled". made me laugh (and feel like he'd busted me slightly ;)) ;D
Oh, there are loads, but I can't remember them all ::)
Come on girls, let's get this lovely thread going again!
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Oh Caroline I'm a melted puddle too and it's not even my kid!
Isabel loves to help out too, she'll pick something from the shelf and turns to us and says :"Mommy, yes? Yes?"
Love the way she says mom in portuguese and then switch to english. Love her mischievous look.
Love my girl, she's growing up sooo wonderful!
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I was just thinking of this thread the other day... I went out to turn the car on before we left in the morning, and Colin stood at the front window screaming at me "PUT A COAT ON MOMMY!" ;D
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The other day I went out to shovel snow and told Claire to play on her own for a while. She came to the front door about 20 minutes later and yelled, " come in and get warm mommy!" So cute.
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I love the way Lilly always wants to share her food with us.. even when she's chewed part of it. and at the mo, she keeps lifting her shirt to show everyone her belly button!!
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I love the way my DD will say hello and kiss smooch the phone... :-*
Now that I have two toddlers, I love to watch the way they converse while playing (nicely ;) ) and how my DS "parents" my dd...telling her danger, and mama said no, all the while doing it himself....lol.....
The other night after doing our night time ritual, I got up to leave DS's room, and he reached over, threw his arm around my neck and said, " mama, I gonna hold you tight....for two minis"....so I threw my arms around him and held him tight for 10 "minis".... :'(
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Oh Marie!!!!! Give that kid a hug for me!!!!!!!!!!
Mouse likes to talk on the phone, but does not understand that Papa/Mommy/Daddy can't see what she is trying to show us. Fun to watch that!`
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:D :D :D
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love this thread,, here are some of mine
when Kacey is in her buggy, she blows kisses to random strangers in the street
when i go in to get her in the morning, she claps her hands
when i give her into trouble,, she shimmies over and gives me a huge hollywood kiss,, with Tungus ::)
she wont leave the shop without a receipt, then she hold onto it like its a Ł20 note
when you say, "who's a bad girl", she points to me very time
she claps her hand for everything she does, and everyone has to do it with her
everytime she hears music her hands go above her head and she baby dances
whenever she has a drink she goes "aaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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Charlotte went with Dave to drop of one of the cars to be fixed.
Her conversation with the mechanic.
"Hi! You fix it Daddy's car?"
"Yes, we'll fix it all better"
"All right! Thank you very much." 8)
Then as they are leaving in the loaner car: "My daddy's car! My daddy's car!!" Sobbing. She can be sooo grown up, then she can be 2. ;)
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we went on a playdate yesterday and when we got back thomas said " mummy I am in love with carolyne" (the little girl) ;D
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Thomas....... :-* :-* :-* :-*
and Jenn...Lachlan does the same thing as Charlotte...acting so grown up one sec, and back to a baby the next.....so neat to see the dynamics of toddlerhood!
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awwww, all these just warm your heart don't they!!!!
Since DD was born I have always told her I love her to the Moon and back.
Now she says to me..."mama, I love you as much as the moon"......LOL ;D
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Freya's nearly 4 now, so too old for a toddler, but still hasn't let go of the phrase "hello lady, what's your name called?" to every adult female she meets :D;
Eryn is starting to talk and stand there flapping her arms shouting "mama... duddle" when she wants to be picked up, she has also just learned to shake her head for 'no', but ends up shaking her whole body ;D;
I love it when she 'duddles' our (very tolerant) cat by pinning her to the floor like a giant starfish!
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awww
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I love it when my lo says, "good girl Mom" or "good job Mom" for doing random stuff like cleaning off her high chair.
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Wow! 13 pages. I'm just getting started but I wanted to add some, because many days I just want to get online and mention the cute things that my toddlers are doing - which, naturally, I'm going to forget now that I want to add to this thread. ::)
DD is 20 mo. I love the way she says things like, "No way!" or demands things, only to be met with a "be nice young lady" and then she changes her tune to a "please?". Or when she tries to sing "I lah you, I lah you, big hug" and lays a HUGE hug on me. Those hugs and kisses included are her specialty. Oh, how I love those giant hugs!
Thankfully, ds still loves to hug and kiss as well, though he doesn't do it as spontaneously any more. But he DOES love to runrunrunrun towards me at full speed and topple me over with a hug.
Both are getting independent and want to do things on their own. DS's favorite phrase these days is "My turn Foti" and sometimes has a FIT if I put the spoon in his bowl instead of giving it to him to do it. ::) I think I've overdone the "you're such a big guy now". :P Now, he's also starting to "spell", and he'll put magnetic letters together at random and "spell" a word, which he kind of does read. :o Oh, and there's already a short list of words that he's able to read. :o :o
They are such a handful but I just love my 2 little bugs!!
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And I thought we were good with singing the alphabet. Last night she ran around the kitchen/living room singing "wheels on the bus go round and round" over and over. Is that aerobic or anaerobic exercise? :D
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Jenn, Claire has been singing that song as well. She loves the part where the bus driver tells them to "MOVE ON BACK!"
Yesterday out of the blue Claire said, "I love you so much." I melted into a pile right there.
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Can I join in? Some of the posts have really made me chuckle, and some have melted my heart!
Just wanted to share what Leo did last night (16 months). He spilled some of his milk, gave a big 'UH-OH', toddled over to the packet of baby wipes, took one out, went back to the spill, mopped it up ver vigorously, toddled over to the bin, deposited the baby wipe into it, sat down, clapped his hands and said 'Good Boy'! :D
So sweet!
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Oh Sharon, that IS soooooooooooooooooooo sweet! what a good little man you have :-*
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Thought I would add a funny one... David (now 26 months - WOW) just learned what "dust bunnies" are, as we have just moved into a house with hard would floors, before all carpet. Well he has been helping me vacuum up the dust bunnies left mostly by the dogs that accumulate in a matter of minutes. ::)
Sooo, yesterday, we were walking down the hall towards a bedroom and he started running and playing his chase game (usually it's one of the animals that he pretends is chasing him.) He ran to me and was yelling "Mommy, rabbits are coming, rabbits are coming!!!" and jumped into my arms. It took me a minute or so to figure out what he was talking about with rabbits??? ;D ::) (guess I need to be vacuuming more than every other day! :o)
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Oh I just love toddlehood. Zach is 2 1/2 and I wish I could just stop time and he would never grow up.
Everyday he learns a new word and adds more and more words to his sentences.
The best part of my day is when he comes up to me out of the blue and give me a Great big hug.
When I was a little girl, my mom used to pat my back when she hugged me. I used to ride down the rode sitting beside her patting her back (back then you did not use car seats).
Now Zach pats my back whenever he hugs me :) Just makes me melt.
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i took kacey to swimming today and she said to every guy in the place, "hiya dada" with a little chubby wave
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That she asks to talk to "papa" on the phone, then just giggles. ;D
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HELP!!!!!!!!! She's trying to check my bellybutton with a tire pressure gauge!!!!!!!! BRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
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Colin has a bit of a cold, and this morning he says "Mommy I have boogers!!"
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When I was a little girl, my mom used to pat my back when she hugged me. I used to ride down the rode sitting beside her patting her back (back then you did not use car seats).
Now Zach pats my back whenever he hugs me :) Just makes me melt.
YES!
My lo's both pat the back of those they are hugging. Did I do that? I honestly don't remember teaching them that BUT I do pat their backs if they are ever in my arms and I'm rocking back and forth trying to comfort them (not much for ds anymore but I still do it for dd). I wonder if that's where that came from?
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Mispronounciations :D
Some of my favourites of ds's:
shandelillo (chandeliar)
consergery (conservatory)
po-pat (postman pat)
Oh, and I love the way his mind works :D. We were going out today, and ds was wearing a shirt and tie (so 8)). When we put them on, he said "I like this Mummy", then he said "makes me look like a doctor" ;D ;D
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like a doctor?? LOL!
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How sweet! I love the way their minds work like that, too.
I (usually) find it funny that, for dd, "clean up" simply means moving some toys from one location to another. ;D
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The simple pleasures. I have a bowl soaking in the sink with h2o and soap. Charlotte has been playing with it and a spoon for the last 20 minutes. Why have I not done this sooner? Clean bowl, happy toddler! (silly mama!!)
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Today we went to a game store to look for a new video game. We have a WII and I thought maybe he could play it.
He kept running over to different games and saying clear as day "Wow, check this out", "Cool".
It was really cute.
Jenn: Zach loves helping wash bottles that have been soaking (so already clean really). He will play for a while :)
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mispronunciations are my favourite!
Toking = joking
Geen = green
Ephalent = Elephant (rory has being saying ephalent for about a year now :) )
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I love them too:
Here are some:
Snow = No - I want my "no book
Santa Claus - Sounds like Green grass
French Fries - Sounds like gin gin fries
Funny other things he says clear as day. Big words too.
Look - Wook
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I am going to move this to the toddler board so it can be continued ;D
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The simple pleasures. I have a bowl soaking in the sink with h2o and soap. Charlotte has been playing with it and a spoon for the last 20 minutes. Why have I not done this sooner? Clean bowl, happy toddler! (silly mama!!)
I would love for my lo's to enjoy playing with water in the sink. Unfortunately it never stays in the sink or in the near vicinity. ::) And, somehow, dd always finds something that I would prefer she not be playing with that I had not noticed before.
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I love how her language is now. She's learning new words by the dozens, but somehow always manages to cut off the first syllable lol!
Also, suddenly everything is "Wa sat?" Sounds sooooo sweet in portuguese!
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Likewise, Eryn copies all words said to her, which is so lovely as Freya didn't say anything till she was 2.5 years so we missed this whole learning to talk phase (she just spoke in sentences one day ::))...
...but I came here to post this particular one that she's learned from my mum ;D who says:
"excuse me please - beep beep" (I guess a bit like a car horn when you want someone to move) so Eryn just does the "beep beep" bit quite insistently when she wants you to move out of the way!
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for me the favourite thing is how we've become like best friends (most of the time) chatting away and sharing jokes and finding out about life. I even love the ten million WHY we have a day because I usually manage to turn it round to ask her a question after a few answers.
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I am so glad this thread is still going. I really need it these days.
I love that I have all you ladies to remind me, when I can't think of anything, why I love toddlerhood.
Thanks
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:-* Myia
Last night we were driving home and it was raining. Colin says "It's raining! That's water on your head!" I about ran off the road I was laughing so hard! ;D
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The other day I was drying yp after my daily shower when dd2 comes in the bathroom. She points at my privates and makes her "dislike" face ;D .
I wanted to burst out laughing right then and there, but instead just asked her if she didn't like it, and she replied no. She'll get there, but lol anyways!
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ROFL - that's like when I'm getting out of the shower or changing and Colin points and says "EEEWWWWWWWW!"
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Right on Jess - just give him a few (maybe not so few) years! LOL!!!!!
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:P He's not dating until he's 48!
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ROFL - are you sure you got those numbers right? Not 84?
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Hi..this is a great thread....
oscar is at the stage of trying to name colours but calls red -po, green -bipsy, purple/blue - tinitini and yellow - la la....you've guessed it....too much teletubbies...but he is recognising and differentiating colours....
and everything is one of these categories- sick, broke (broken) work (meaning fixed), sa (sad), sca (scared) , pappy (happy)... this evening we visited my in laws and saw that FIL's car was not in the garden...so I presumed he was not home. Turns out he was at home, just the car is in for a service and to have a few things fixed....so Oscar began talking to him, saying blah blah car....sick....broke.....dziadzia (Polish for Grandad).....car....blah...blah....doctor,.....work......Of course, my 74 year old first time grandad FIL just rolled his eyes till I translated for him...and he was then amazed, or so he said.
Boys and their machines!!!
love it!
Shiv x
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You think you have worries...!
My two were playing a game of 'boys' in the bath which involved them holding a toy knife (from their teaset) perpendicular to their girlie bits, shrieking with laughter, and (Freya) saying "look mummy, we've got willies!" ::) :-[
Classic Freudian penis envy if you ask me! ;D
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:o :o :o :o
ROFL!
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;D ;D ;D These stories are so funny!!
When we had the 'Daddy and Charlie have winkies, Mummy doesn't' conversation, ds patted me on the back and said 'oh poor Mummy, we go Tesco and buy you one' ??? ::) ;D. After further clarification, he's now convinced I wee out of my bum :P ;D
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Now that's a cool trick Caroline!
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I am just laughing so hard at these! Man, toddlers are truly wonderful!
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I called home to check on things. In the background, I hear "Car chair!!! I found you!!!!!!!" Translation: She found her Cars step stool, so now she can climb up and stir the choccie in her milk. 8)
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I ask Charlotte all the time for a cuddle and she looks at me with her head on one side and says no 99% of the time (it's a game). Saturday it was SO hot DH sprayed her down in the garden with the hose. I was lying on the sunbed feeling icky with MS. She walked to the end of the sunbed dripping wet and said 'Mummy, cuddle?' Who says 2 year olds don't have a sense of humour!!! Of course I couldn't say no so ended up wet as well.
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today the classic was
Rachel: "who I give chickenpox too?"
Me: "what do you mean?"
Rachel "Christian give them to me present, me give present someone"
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