New Observations for Today

These days Thomas is full of words. Today, after I'd gotten home from work, I had to race off and use the bathroom. I asked him if he wanted to go in with me, as he was very fussy and didn't want me to leave him to watch the big tv in the living room, but he continued to raise a fuss. Grandma heard him all the way upstairs and I heard her come down and try to see what was wrong. I yelled from the bathroom where I was, and when I joined them Thomas says, "Mommy" "Pee" "Kye". Grandma and I knew immediately what he was saying. When Daddy got home, he was still fussy and not feeling very good, and he called out, "bye-bye" "mall" and off we went.

Later, he said, "Mommy?"
I said, "Yes?"
He said, "Bye-bye, Lulu."
"Thomas, Lulu isn't home right now."
"Bye-bye"

On the way home, he says, "Mommy?"
"Yes?"
"Mosh-you" (Matthew Lawrence)
"Honey, Matthew is sleeping right now. He goes to bed a lot earlier than you."
"nigh-nigh"
"Yep, he's asleep."

Thomas has been witnessed taking a jar of little metal latch pieces and lining them all up perfectly, then saying "did it" and clapping for himself. Today he took a bunch of pieces of wood and lined them up all nice and neat, then repeated the above.

Thomas says "git it" "kibb" (crib), "sticky" when his hands are sticky and dirty, "waffle" "iron" and "mix" and then will help me make waffles, and will pretend to be a baby, awake and asleep. He's starting to have favorites during the day, and today it's his "monsa" monster truck, Bulgy and Butch are his favorites.

Last night John tucked him in for the 10th time, and he started his bedtime prayer.

"Dear Jesus" says Daddy
"Mommy" replied Thomas
"Thank you for Mommy" says Daddy
"Daddy" continued Thomas
"Thank you for Daddy" says Daddy
"Bulgy" prompted Thomas
"Thank you for Bulgy" says Daddy
"Butch"
"Thank you for Butch"
"Cha-Cha"
"Thank you for tractors"
"Amen"
"men"

It's almost getting too much to keep track of the daily verbal changes we see in Thomas. Tonight he was able to have chats with us about what he wanted to do and tells us when he is tired and wants to go night night. There is no guess work in our days. He's very deliberate in his play and enjoys laughing at the Lion King movie which we just introduced to him a week ago. It will be very interesting to see how our days continue to change as the language development explodes.