So a few weeks ago, when I started keeping notes of all the new things Ethan was saying, I suddenly couldn't keep up anymore! He started with 2 word sentences, and had a whole long list of those! Here are some of them I've heard him say… monkey fall, get up, "mom, catch!", socks on, coat off, found you!, my turn, get baby, cut pancake, light off, pinch you, found one, not yet, daddy home, touch it, slide down, right now, Ahna's house, and "Cinnamon cereal!"
He also says "good nap" after nap, and "good bath" after bath time, which I think is adorable! … oh but he still cant say the K sound or the G sounds. He can do other hard ones like the F sound, the L, the J sound, and even V. So Good is really more like dood. He also loves to say "ready, set go!" and "Look'it!' which sounds more like "lootit!" He'll also tell us when he's done with things, like 'all done nap' or all done lunch.'
I love it when you ask him "why?" and he says, "Cuz" or really, 'tuz" … or when you tell him something, and he goes, "Why momma???" So cute!!!
The first time I heard him say this, I thought it was the most adorable thing!… as he was leaving the room, he shouted called to me, "Be back!" aww!!
He loves to reaffirm Diella and I when we do something good, "Good job, Ella!" or "good job, mommie!!!" … which is usually after we've done something spectacular, ya know, like finishing a bowl of cereal, haha!!!
Also, since the lack of the K sound… he often says, "C'mere!" (like come here)… or "c'mon!" (come on)… which both come out like "p'mere" and "p'mon" !!! my mom & I say it all the time, cuz its hilarious! I try to work with him on the K sound, but this is cute for now!!!
The first time I heard him say, "I dunno" was classic! I doesnt really sound like "i dunno"… it sounds like 3 separate words, not 2. He doesn't say the T at the end of don't, so its this very innocent sounding, "I doan know?" So cute!!
He & I, when we tell each other we love each other, I once added on the end, "SO much!" … and now he says it! "so much!" its to die for!!!
I love other little slurs that come out. Like when he says "hold me" … there's no D on the end, so its like, "hole me." In Ethan's cute little voice, this is almost irresistible!
When he doesn't like a food, his brow will scowl, he'll scrunch up his nose, shake his head no, and say, "lie-tit" … ha! which of course is 'like it' which ACTUALLY means DONT like it. Hahaha! Poor anyone who isn't around him everyday… cuz WE know exactly what he's saying, but really, its gotta be hard to understand if you don't hear it everyday!
He ALL the time says, "Aw MAN!" … its hilarious!!! I think he MAY have gotten it from Swiper on Dora? But he doesn't say it like Swiper, plus we haven't watched that show in a while, so it very well may just be on his own! Says it ALL the time! Its a riot!
He got very into saying "big truck!' every time he sees a truck. But now he says, "Right there," after ANYthing he sees! So now its, "big truck right there!" or "ball right there!" or Sayda sleepin right there!" hehe, I love it!
One time Ethan fell, jus no big deal, as he was walking along, you know… and before I could say anything, he shouts out, "I'm otaaaaay." !!!! HAHAA!
He's made up his own phrase. He says "more time." which i think means like 'do it again.' He'll say it like after I rub his back or something. For something he wants more of, he'll say "more time" like do it more times. Once or twice maybe, its come out as "more Genn" … which I think is 'more again.' Its cute.
Aw man, one of my FAVORITE things he says… certain things that you tell him we're going to do, he excitedly says, "we ARE!?!?!" … but sometimes he says it when its very grammatically wrong. Like when you say "we're going to Ahna's house" and he says "we ARE?" then it fits… but often times I'll say something like "its time for lunch!" and he'll go, "we ARE!?!?!" Its awesome! I think he still means the same question, only it should be "it is?" or in whichever case… but he still says We Are. HAHA I LOVE IT!!!
A lot of times we joke around with him, and if we're all playing we will, for example, throw a ball at him, and its SO funny… he'll get this angry look on his face and go, "HEY! Do that!" … which of course means DONT do that… but its Ethan…. the smile returns on his face immediately! He's just being funny! and oh, it IS funny!!! "Hey! Do that!" HAHA!
Oh, so I never finished how his talking has progressed, even in the past few weeks… he's gone from two word sentences, to 3 word, and up to 5 words sometimes! He's becoming very good at communicating! I love this stage!
He has said to Sayda, "hi pretty girl." Aw! Which of course he's heard Diella say it, but still! Its Cute!!! He's also said, "get balloon for me," which I think was his first 4-word sentence, back on his 2nd birthday! which was just about a month ago! He also says Bless You when someone sneezes, how sweet!!!
I don't think I blogged this before, but Ethan has, for a long time now, had an obsession with bellies. And its not because I was pregnant, because he's obsessed with ANY belly, not just pregnant ones! He's ALWAYS asking my mom if he can see & touch her belly! If he asks me, and I show him my belly, he often says, "lay on it," and then will do so. One time Joel was over, and he asked Joel. Joel lifted his jacket, and showed his belly with the shirt over it. Ethan kept trying to lift the shirt up too, and then Joel finally did it for him… but when Ethan saw the hair-covered belly, fear came over his face, and he slowly backed away from Joel. ALL of us were on the floor, laughing!!!
I once blogged about his stuffed animal, "Who," … well now he has a new one that he loves. Whenever he sees an elephant, he shouts it out… only he's made up his own name for it, "epi-tanna." And now he has a stuffed elephant, that he loves! Well, Jake had been working with him to say elephant correctly, and now he does! Its bittersweet for me, because epitanna was so cute! But I guess he's gotta say it right some time!
He's been singing more lately! He'll try to sing along with some Veggie Tales songs, and of course only get a few words right, but he's doin great! He can sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star almost perfectly… ALL the way through!!! I've GOTTA get this on video!!! He even hums sometimes, I love it!!!
He had a little phase there where he said Sorry a lot. Most of the time it wasn't even necessary for him to, but its so cute! A lot of the time he says it like if Diella does something to HIM, or if I bump into him or something, He'LL say sorry! Aw! Maybe he's trying to tell ME to say sorry, heheee! "Sowy momma."
He's really trying so hard dress & undress himself! He's doing well! I really think with things like that, and also crawling out of his crib, I think he could do if he would just try a little harder. He's no where near as determined as Diella has always been, but I'm sure its just cuz he's a boy. Thats what my mom says, "he's a boy!" Boys are just like that.
Diella and Ethan both like to call my mom on the phone. One time when Ethan did, they were wrapping up the conversation and my mom said to him, "have a good day!" and Ethan replied, "you TOO!" My mom giggled, and said, "love you!" … and Ethan said, "love you TOO!" … we both laughed that heart-warmed laugh! It was pretty incredible!
You know how we moms can get distracted from the mischief our kids could be getting into. We forget that they could be doing Who Knows What, and then suddenly you tune in, and the mouth drops open when you realize what they've done! Yea. Well one of these times, Diella said, "mom! Ethan has chap stick!" … of course I wouldn't want him to, but it wasn't a huge deal either, so as I casually walked over to get it from him, I realized its not chap stick…. its deodorant!… and before I made it over to him, he had already opened it, and sure enough, put some on his lips, as though it was chap stick. lol, yea, ew.
We were watching the video we had taken at Ethan's birthday party, of him opening gifts, and it cracked me up that every time on the video, when Ethan's name was called out…. he would, in person (as we're watching the video), then answer the call, "yea?" HAHA!
Diella gets excited right along with me, every time we hear Ethan say a word he's never said before. One day he said, "awesome!" …. I DID hear it, but Diella wanted to make sure I did, so she said, "Ethan, say awesome to mom!"… and so Ethan looked at me and said, "awesome to mom." HAHAHA!!!
Ethan LOVES to put on other people's shoes! Usually mine, but whosever he can find, its funny! He'll flop around in my heels, or my slippers, its fun!
The other day, Ethan had filled this container up with little toys, and he was on his way to walk out of the room, he turned and called out, "be back!" as though he was going somewhere. Then Diella asked him, "where are you going?" And Ethan replied, "church." Sigh* we MUST be doing something right!!!
Ethan has started doing movie lines!!! Oh, I become such a proud parent in moments such as these, lol! I once sang the song that is played during the credits of Finding Nemo, and as I did, Ethan said, "Nemo!'" I thought it was great! But I also thought that a song may be a bit obvious. So I've since tried it with actual dialogue from movies, and sure enough, almost every time, as long as its an easy enough line, I will say it, and Ethan will name the right movie! Go Ethan!!!
Also, sometimes during exciting parts of movies, like in Nemo, when they're riding the current, and they start going really fast, and the water is rushing over their faces, and the music is loud & the characters are shouting…. Ethan will be watching, and then go, "AAAaaAAHHHHHHH" and hold that forever! It is SOOOOO Funny!!!!
And I can now say that Ethan has officially begun his terrible two's. BUT, they're more whiney and cry-ie than defiant…. which to me, are much more tolerable! (at least, sorry to say, compared to Diella's Terrible two's…. plus hers started closer to 18 months.) He's also doing a bit of the testing… where he'll want something, then when you go to hand it to him, he pouts & doesn't want it, then you walk away with it, and he wants it again…. yea, THAT junk… its annoying, but like I said, its really pretty tolerable, compared to what we've dealt with before… so as of this far, his terrible two's really aren't all that terrible!
