My four-year-old has the knack of busting out with the funniest yet quirkiest comments. Today he was talking about wiener dogs. "Like my wiener, right mom?" As he was walking into the other room I heard him talking to himself "Penis dog, like wiener dog hee hee" I didn't know whether to laugh out loud or scold him. So I thought about it for a second and just smiled. Don't call attention to it and it'll most likely just go away.
Last Wednesday night, I was sitting on the floor in the living room as Matt came in from playing at his Grandma's house. He sat down on my lap, threw his arms around me and said "I love spending time with you and Grandma." Just like that. Eloquent and enunciated. And then he giggled. He has this almost evil giggle that melts your heart. He also has this mischevious smile that makes you a tich scared. He can smile his way out of most things.
Over Labor Day, I rented a cabin for our family's first vacation ever. We got to the cabin late Friday evening, too late to see the lake properly. When we woke up the next morning, we opened the curtains, looked out over the lake and Matt was the first to speak. "That's beautiful!" he said. Bear in mind he is just four years old and is using words that most twenty-something men don't use.
He has also been heard using appropriate, delicate and organize, as in "I'm going to organize my peas, mom." This was when he was three. I don't want you to think he is a pocket-protector nerd running through the house spouting dissertations on string theory and quantum physics. The bulk of his words are "hee hee I farted, scuse me," "hee hee I burped, scuse me" and "Can I have some gum?" Occasionally I get a two or three syllable word and I love it. "Be nice to God's creatures!" I glow and my heart is warmed. "I love spending time with you and Grandma." That's the BEST! Wouldn't trade it for anything.
Tonight I got a "Mom, I love you soooo much." (Yes, that is the correct spelling of "so" at least for Matty) I am so blessed.
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