I know it's totally cliche, but I honestly didn't think kids really said anything all that funny, or darndest, until now that we actually have one... who is saying things that are funny and darndest! but it's true! It's fun knowing some of the thoughts that are floating around in this little person's head finally....
Here are some examples of recent conversations:
We drove through McDonald's and I handed Madison her happy meal as we were driving.
MJ: "What's this, Mommy?" (at the prize)
Me: "I don't know, Madison, what is it?"
MJ: "A robot, maybe" (it was an "avatar")
Me: "Yeah, maybe it's a robot"
MJ: "No want this, Mommy"
Me: "You don't want the robot?"
MJ: "No like this, Mommy"
Me: "You don't like the robot?"
MJ: "Kind of scary"
Me: "Kind of scary?"
MJ: "Yeah Mommy kind of scary"
Me: "Oh, ok, maybe we'll give it to Daddy when we get home."
MJ: "Yes give to Daddy"
And later, after Todd got home, sure enough, the first thing she said was: "Daddy! Robot!"
I thought it was funny that she remembered that. And I didn't even know she knew the word "scary" before that!
At dinner one night:
Me: "You are drinking out of a cup like a grown-up!"
MJ: "Grown up"
Me: "Yes, like a grown-up"
MJ, thinking: "Mommy is a grown-up"
MJ: "Madison is a baby"
MJ: "Madison is a girl."
MJ: "Mommy is a girl."
MJ: "Daddy is a daddy"
Looking at a coke can with Santa drinking from a bottle:
"Santa drinking beer!"
At bedtime:
"Madison sleeping in a big-girl bed"
"Mommy sleeps in a big-boy bed."
"Daddy sleeps in a big-boy bed."
"Solly sleeps in a big-boy bed."
"Isa sleeps in the basement."
"Big Bird sleeps in a nest."
"Red Robin sleeps in a nest."
Madison also likes to embellish stories as they're being told. For instance, we went to see Santa Claus at the mall the other day, and she cried and cried and clung to me and would not sit on his lap. Sigh. No Santa picture this year! Anyway, later when I was telling Todd about it, Madison decided to chime in at specific parts of the story.
Me: "Madison wouldn't sit on Santa'a lap."
MJ: "Cried!"
Me: "Yes, she cried."
MJ: "waaahhhhh" (trying to make crying sound, scrunching her face up)
MJ: "Baby cried."
Me: "Yes, and another baby cried."
MJ: "Madison no like Santa anymore"
It kind of reminds me of those Geico commercials where they have someone telling a story about their car breaking down, and someone else in the background doing the sound effects.
And another recent talent is "singing" -- it's hard to even describe!
Here are some of the songs so will randomly break into:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Ring Around the Rosie
Rockabye Baby
Frosty the Snowman
Although the verses are usually her own trademark versions...
For instance,
"Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder ah-ah-ah"
"Rock a bye baby
On the treetop
When the wind blows
The cradle will fall down"
"Ring around the Rosie"
then becomes
"Ring around the monkey, pocketful of funky"
"Ring around the baby, pocketful of maybe"
etc...
It's just fun to hear her little voice attempting to actually sing. For a while she was just sort of speaking the words but now it's a drawn out little tune.
Fun stuff!
Hope everyone has safe travels with the upcoming holidays! We are leaving for Indiana on Monday. Madison is excited about spending Christmas with Nana and Pawpaw this year!
