It's been a while since I've recorded some funnies. I'm the world's worst documenter of these day-to-day sayings, and before you know it, they're gone and you forget what you laughed so hard about just hours previous.
Shame on me.
Here's my attempt to capture just a few things/sayings that Kid has been doing:
Context:
*I'm in the other room, most likely picking up and/ or doing laundry.
Kid: "Mommy, come here, I have to show you something"
(minutes later) Mom: "I'm coming" (when really, trying to stall and finish my project)
Kid: (quickly picks up the stalling technique) "Well, I sure don't hear your feet walking!"
*Kid is trying to get my attention (yet again) while I'm in the same room.
Kid: "Mommy, I have something to tell you"
Mom: "Yes, Babe, what is it?"
Kid: "Well, you need to look at my eyes, first. Here, look at my face". (boy, they learn quick from parenting techniques, don't they?!)
*As stated before, we had a wonderful week last week at swim lessons, sans Baby Bee. On our way home, Kid was so excited to see him he kept telling me exactly what he was going to do:
Kid: "I'm going to give him a little little hug because he still is a little baby. I'm also going to give him a little kiss because his cheeks are not as big as mine. I am going to tell him that I missed him a lot a lot". (melt my heart)
We were driving home from picking Bee up at the mother-in-law's and Kid stated, "Everett (pronounced 'Efrett' in Kid terms) growed up bigger while at Gigi's house!" (Kid's name does mean insightful, you know)
*Loving at this age how their imaginations take off. Kid has never been into imaginary worlds, friends, gnomes, adventures, etc. (sadly, as I do love that about Waldorf education, encouraging the artsy, imaginary side of things). However, he does get quite an imagination with all things tractor or dinosaur related. Kid will spend hours in his dirt corner building a pump station for the kid's park (inspired by our own true pump station being put in at the park down the street), or setting up a dinosaur valley where the most gruesome fights and sweetest friendships take place. (Did you know that Baby Bee is a little green Stegosaurus? And that Daddy Mock is a big black Velociraptor? Naturally Kid is the tall green T-Rex, which is by far the most dangerous and intimidating of it's kind).
*I was so disappointed yesterday that I didn't have my camera when Kid created a massive campfire out of about 40 twigs at the park. All the other kids were playing on the jungle gym, but not my little engineer... he had the whole set up so that "water can go through here and that fire can go through here, kind of like a campfire jungle". Creative. Clever. It was actually really cool.
*On a child rearing note, we have struggled immensely with the big year of 3 for Kid. I thought I was off the hook by avoiding terrible twos... I was, for a year. Three is a whole different story. Kid by nature is more emotional than most boys, and rarely do we ever have a public tantrum or meltdown over leaving the park. Our issues lie in the mundane parts of life. Almond butter on the fork handle or his underwear being wrinkled. Yes, it's quite complex. I am happy to report, however, after a few months of MAJOR child rearing...aka, talking it through, "cooling down" on his bed, occasional spanking, losing privileges and exercises in learning to gain control of his emotions... Kid is on the upside. Fruits of our labor, much? It's a relief. Now, what was usually up to a 20 minute ordeal over his toast being cut wrong is now overlooked, and the random "snag" in his daily ritual is much easier talked out and figured out. He truly knows what it's like to "gain control" and thankfully is able to catch it many times before it turns into a major catastrophe. Bless him. Bless me, actually, as it was a rough road to get there. Yes, I'll take credit, then give it to my Maker for giving me partial patience through it all!
*I must finish by saying, through even the tough times, Kid manages to teach me so much about love and grace. He is such a loving and affectionate child. He loves both his Mommy and Daddy so much and is such an easy child (when not losing control!!!). He plays hours by himself and has become such an awesome brother to Bee. He loves Bee's company and it's so obvious that he chooses to have Brother play beside him and somewhat annoy him over not having company at all, and that's a joy to watch.