I never have been good at record keeping. This blog is becoming a lot like my journal…a list of things to write about until three months later I actually write about it. There have been lots of little things happening that I should record. Like how cute Carson is. Oh wait…I say that all the time. Still, it does have some merit, since it is so obviously true. Here are just a few of my favorite things (in no particular order, besides that I remembered them that way) that he does/says lately.
1. “You are annoying man.” He says this a lot lately when we do something that he doesn’t like. It’s not annoying ME, but annoying MAN.
2. “Mommy, are you frustrated?” Sometimes I tell him that I am getting frustrated, and he can pick up on it pretty quickly. If I am getting frustrated, and he asks me that, it pretty much pulls the plug on my frustration. You can’t help but smile at something so sweet.
3. “What are you guys talking about?” Carson loves to be part of the conversation, and feels left out if he’s not addressed for a while, so this is his solution. If we don’t include him, he’ll find a way to make himself included.
4. I sigh quite a bit these days, just because I feel like it, I guess. Carson responds to my sighs in one of two ways: “Mommy, why did you say that? Why did you say *huh-huuuuh*?” or he’ll ask “Are you okay, Mommy?”
5. “If you hit me, you go on time-out.” Not a good one in public. I’m probably going to get reported for child abuse if he keeps saying things like that. But at least I know that what I’m trying to teach him (hitting is not nice) is sinking in somewhat, right?
6. “Hmmm….Let me think…” while tapping his chin. Usually he’ll also come up with some sort of solution within five seconds. “Oh, I know! How bout we go get something to eat!
7. “If you do ____, I’ll give you a piece of candy.” Usually said to one of his stuffed animals who aren’t cooperating during play-time.
8. “I love you thi-i-i-i-s much!” stretching his arms out.
9. Bedtime hugs. He always asks for one when I’m about ready to leave, and then he grabs onto my neck really tight, and says “Okay. You can go now.” To which I have to respond by pulling back a little and saying, “Oh, I can’t! I’m stuck.” He gets a kick out of it every time.
10. “Let me tell you a story.” *Gets out a book* “Once upon a time there was a hippo and a crocodile.” It’s always about a hippo and a crocodile. And usually that’s the entire story. Sometimes I can prompt out of him that the hippo is purple and the crocodile is blue, but that’s pushing it.
11. Kung Fu Panda moves. You have to see this one to know the extent of it’s cuteness.
12. If he is whining for something, and we tell him to ask nice, Carson cocks his head to one side and says very sweetly, “Mommy (or Daddy), can I have a ______, please?”
13. “You need to listen to me!”
14. Grown up conversation. This little boy can have a very intelligent conversation with anyone who will give him the chance and will listen.
15. “Mommy, I love you.” It warms my heart when he says this with no prompting, out of the blue.
16. “Ohhh-kay.” said while hanging his head, like “This isn’t what I want to do, but I’ll do it if you force me.”
17. Sometimes when I ask him to do something, he will say something to this effect: “I will, right after I am done playing with my tools.” If I ask him again, he’ll say something like this “I will. I’m almost done.”
18. We ask Carson where the baby is all the time, and he know that he resides in Mommy’s tummy. One time after he patted my belly to show me where the baby was, he asked “Where’s Daddy’s baby?” I said, “Daddy doesn’t have a baby, Mommy has a baby.” to which he replied, “Yes, he does. It’s right there!” pointing to Ryan’s stomach. That made my day.
19. “I’ll come, too!” He likes to be part of the action, to come wherever I am going, even if it is just upstairs.
20. “I’m not gonna be in trouble.” Said when Carson knows that he’s done something that should get him in trouble.
21. “I need a hug!” What’s better than that?
22. Carson loves Mickey Mouse, Po the Panda, anything resembling a ball, reading books, putting together puzzles, and playing in the kitchen. Any time he hears me twist the lid off of the flour or sugar bucket, he comes running and digs a measuring spoon out of the drawer so he can “help”. He’s recently been coming out of his shell more, will talk to others without prompting, and has even ventured away from me to play with other kids.
23. His amazing memory. Carson memorizes books that we read, and sometimes will start reciting them out of the blue. He also recalls things that may not seem worth remembering. Like me stepping in Zoey’s poop. Nice.
This is a really long and wordy post, but let’s not lie…I will probably keep remembering things that I will have to add to this list, and it’s really just for myself anyways. It’s a pretty good start for a pretty amazing little boy. I love watching his little independent spirit trying to do things by himself, but I still love that he likes to have me around, and that he will ask for my help. I sure love my little boy!
