Silly Talk

This week has definitely had it's ups and downs. DS is always there to encourage though! It seems just when I am discouraged and in need of 'pick-me-up' he says the darnedest things!!!

All of the following were spontaneous and FIRSTS!!!

1. Earlier in the week, DS was having a hard night and responded to EVERYTHING we said with 'Beasty-Beasty'. I was growing tired of him not responding to us properly and tried to find out what 'Beasty-Beasty' meant. He wasn't helping at all and was becoming more frustrated by the moment. I ran out of the room...hid...ran back into the room towards DS and as I tagged him yelled 'Beasty-Beasty'!!! He laughed so hard and said 'No, it's not a game' in the most playful and silly voice I've ever heard. We still haven't found out what it means...

2. We have been working SO hard with DS on dressing/undressing. He mastered sliding elastic pants down some time ago. He can get his diaper/pull up off, though I've only ever seen that when he's working for a marshmallow (potty reward). His shirt is the hard part. If I start one arm for him, he can usually at least attempt to get it off on his own. The thing that has been VERY recent is him choosing to do this on his own. We usually have to prompt until we are sick and tired of prompts!

Well, this morning I woke up and heard the TV on. I usually hear the pitter-patter of feet when he jumps out of bed, but not today. I walk into the living room to see clothes littered about and one NAKED jaybird sitting on the couch watching a cartoon. Just for added flavor, if the chain lock hadn't been on the door - it would have been standing wide open as well!

Mommy: Good Job!! Did you take all your clothes off?

DS: Yeah (full blank stare at the TV)

Mommy: Do you need new diaper? Do you need to potty?

DS: No, I want Cartoons

Mommy: You did such a good job taking all your clothes off. You did it all by yourself.

DS: Removes focus on TV "Yeah. (name) did it!"

3. Tonight, Dad put DS to bed. He usually requests a Curious George book-on-tape to listen to as he falls asleep. In fact, it usually lines right up with whatever story he READ to himself in the 15 min's of book time before bed. Recently we have been asking if he wants SILLY stuff to listen to such as, Curious George eats a Popsicle, or Curious George Dances with Mommy.... just to mix things up. He knows that those aren't REAL titles of CG books/movies and laughs. Tonight was as usual with the silliness. Here's how it went....

Daddy: Do you want 'Curious George goes Skydiving?'

DS: No, that's not a Movie. I want 'Curious George Eats a Carrot'

Daddy: That's silly, that's not a movie

DS: Good Job Daddy, Thank you for using your words

****I think we might say 'thank you for using your words' too much!****

4. Anytime I even attempt to lay with DS and SNUGGLE like I've always wanted to do, he gets upset and pushes me away, 'No Mommy, No, No No'. I tried this at naptime a couple days ago and modeled for him 'No Mommy, I want to sleep by myself' & then left him alone.

So, one day Daddy tried to lay down with him. And without any prompting at all he says 'No Daddy, I sleep by myself'. YAY!!! Dad was floored because he had no idea I had taught him to say that ;-) Teeheeeheee