'Isms - December 2011

I made note of just a few times that the kids made us laugh over the Christmas break.

Coleman, in timeout, frantically:
"Mommy, what have you done to me?!"



A sibling squabble:
C: "Mommy!  She called me a little brother!"
M: "Well that's what you are."
C: "No, I'm a baby brother!"

Another one:
C: "You are not the boss of me Shelby!  Stop trying to be my boss!"
S: "I'm not trying to be your boss."
C: "Yes you are!  I can hear you in your heart!!"

Several times, Coleman weighed in on adult discussions he heard:
"Mom, I'm with Daddy on this one."
and talking to Aunt Millie:
"I agree with Mommy."

Shelby received some "chapter books" for Christmas and we have found ourselves lying in my bed together, reading side-by-side a few times since then.  I love it!
M: "Shelby, this is so cool laying here reading with you...I love it!"
S: (Smiling, Sweetly) "You're welcome."


One night while in the living room all by himself, trying to figure something out, Jeff and I heard Coleman say, "Dammit" in exasperation, just as if he'd been saying it all his life.  I couldn't help myself and I had to go outside because I couldn't stop laughing...it's just the way he said it, and he obviously had no idea it was a cuss word.  After composing ourselves, we explained that that's not a word he is allowed to say.  So, his first cuss word at age 4 yrs and 11 months (and no he hasn't said it again!).  That's one for the baby book, right?