memory monday: conversations

Aug 13

Posted by: Rachel in: blog, caleb isaiah, memory monday, parenting

With Caleb being a late talker, we celebrated over every little word. He was pretty much silent his entire second year of life (from 12 to 23 months). Then he just decided it was time to talk. But I had no idea how fun it would be once we started to talk back and forth, and have actual conversations. It just makes him seem more like a little mini adult. And as an added bonus, you never know what kids are going to say. Just the other day he looked at me and said, “Mommy got BIIIIIIIIG boobies!” Scott of course, thought it was the most hilarious thing ever. Okay it was pretty funny, but not something I want to encourage, because I am usually the one that goes out shopping with him. A sample from our daily conversations:

We bought two hot wheels at Target, and one became lodged under the carseat on the way home. I had groceries to put away, so I left it. At his naptime, I had to pry the other hot wheels away so that he would go to sleep. I just went in to get him up…

C: Mommy where’s momocycil (motorcycle)?
Me: Under the pillow
C: Ooooo! Mommy where’s red car? (because he has a memory like an elephant, and he dreams about cars and wakes up thinking about them)
Me: Out in the car, it got stuck under the carseat, remember?
C: Oh. <long pause> Mommy go get red car please.
Me: Ooookay.

I swear he must dream about cars. Scott recently got a new RC monster truck. Caleb is just totally obsessed with it. When he wakes up from his nap…”Get Daddy’s big new truck?” Scott doesn’t even get a hello when he walks in the door…”Daddy! Get big new truck!” Who knew there were a such thing as car genes and that they could be genetically passed down from father to son.

Scott had a cookie last night, and of course quickly acquired a new best friend perched on his lap.

S: What do you say?
C: I want one I want some I want…
S: What’s the magic word?
C: Cookie?

But yes he is starting to say please and thank you and sorry. So that means we must be doing something right. Right? I think so.

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I just thought to add, Caleb has a few favorite new phrases, “Dat (that) works” and “No problem.”

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Okay just one more thing to add, I promise…Suddenly every unidentifiable or out of the ordinary noise is a “monmer” (monster). Sometimes I wonder what all goes on in that little head. He had another night terror the other night I think. It was mild compared to the others, I’m not totally convinced that he wasn’t just too hot. He was all sweaty, and woke up and resettled pretty easily. He’s only had about five night terrors all together, but it seems like he is impossible to wake up fully or console. He just screams, and even though his eyes are open, it doesn’t seem like he is really awake.