And Then You Remember...

...not to give yourself too much credit. :)

You Know You're Doing OK When...

...you are preparing dinner in the kitchen while your two kids play in the living room and you hear the older one say, promptly after the baby sneezes, "Bless You, Gon-boy!"

Toddlerspeak

Jak is in full talk mode these days so here are some things that he says in case you can't figure out what's coming out of his mouth if/when he talks to you (emphasis added where necessary):  

gICKin  (chicken)

peeee  (piggy)

peas  (please)

muah  (thank you--he still signs this word but now it has the added effect of blowing a kiss)

gonbooyy!!  (John-boy)

raous  (flowers)

buusch  (spoon--don't ask me where he got that one from!?)

beer  (bear)

beeps/beets--depending on the day  (bib)

helpee  (help)

godods  (donuts)

wawa  (water)

siy-siy  (outside)

puple!  (football)

key  (kitty)

budy  (birdy)

meets  (music)

pay  (pray)

gumPIN  (pumpkin)

peopo  (people)

anmals  (animals)

People:

Awss  (Alex, his cousin)

Teetci  (Tracy, his aunt)

Geff  (Jeff [Jak likes to mimic me!])

Kaiyee  (Kelly [he actually will call me that when addressing me!])

Soshine  (Sonja Lee from Fisher-Price Little People)

Nisan  (Nathan, his cousin)

Yeesha  (Lisa, his aunts)

Sera  (Sarah, his cousin)

Masshew  (Matthew, his cousin)

Eek  (Eric, his cousin)

Emee  (Emily, his aunt)

Gen  (Jenn, his aunt)

Sofie  (Grandma's dog Sofie, and his friend, Sofia)

Deba  (Grandpa & Grandma Dennis' dog, Reba)

Oui-Oui or Oui-Ouis  (Louise, our friend)

GAK!  (Jak, of course!)

This kid is so cute, we can't get enough of him!!!

WOW!

Jak just said his first 3 word sentence: "Mommy eat cake!"

Hmm...is it that obvious that I like cake?! Don't answer that.

Actually, it was he who was eating the cake, not me. He was just offering to share. 'Atta boy!

Frequent Phrases Heard at Our House

"Jak, come here please."
"Hi, Baby!"
"What's for dinner?"
"Poop?"
"He's hungry."
"I'm hungry."
"Can you take him?"
"Phone!"
"Ball? Ball? Ball?" (can you guess who says that one?!)
"Weet, weet" (Jak telling me there's birdies outside)
"Wahhhhhh."
"He needs new pants, he stinks."
"Could you get me some water/ice cream/a tissue, please?"
"I love you."
"Huggers for Daddy."
"Where's Jak?"
"Where's John?"
"Let's go outside!"
"Time for a nap!!!" (spoken by the excited parent in charge)
"Who's here, Jak?"
"Woof woof!"
"HONEY! Could you c'mere please?"
"Baby!"
"Where's the phone?"
"Be careful."
"Could you please rotate the laundry for me?"
"I could go for a steak right about now."
"I need a nap."
"What do you want to do today?"
"You are so beautiful."