I Hope I Never Forget...

::how Ben asks for "spicy sauce" instead of  cinnamon applesauce::

::how The Deuce call Wendy's, "Wendy's House"::

::how they beg for scooby's {smoothies}:: 

::how Abe say's "shaky" when something is scary:: 

::how we eat "sanks" in our house, not snacks::

"how Ben say's "A.B.-ham" instead of Abraham::

And I especially hope that I never forget Abe's first prayer...

Dear Yord, thank you for dis day. 

Thank you for chicken's.

Thank you for cow's milk.

Thank you for da horses. 

Thank you that you love us.

In Jesus name, amen. 

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Precious days, these are.

Say What?!

These days, with as much chatter that goes on around here I should have blog material for weeks! So much of what The Deuce say is cute...and funny...and just plain TWO! They are constantly amazing us with some word, phrase, or conversation and yet so much of it goes forgotten. I wish I was better about writing things down as soon as they happen! But then again, people around here kinda like to eat and wear clean clothes so something has gotta give! Despite my 9:49 pm Jello brain, I did manage to come up with a few of my favorites though. In no particular order, some of our Duo's toddlerism's... 

------------BEN------------

Benjamin is very adamant these days about how he would like to see things go. He tries very hard to convince us to do what he wants too. For instance, when he really wants something he uses the phrase, "k" {okay} at the the end. 

• Example: "Momma! Monster's, Inc., K?!"

And then when it happens to go his way, his word of choice is, "Awesome!" 

Another biggie in this stage of developing independence is "MOMMAIDOIT!" It's almost always accompanied with the signing motion for "please" and a very cheesy but sweet smile. "MOMMAIDOIT'S" are usually reserved for the messiest, hold your breath while the kiddo does it, tasks and are the most prone to be followed by a fit. {His not mine.} "MOMMAIDOIT'S" are a lesson in patience {mine not his} and they cause the occasional hiccup {who needs to be on time to the doctor anyway?!}. But man is it sweet to see him FINALLY accomplish something on his own! Like crack an egg!

  

For the most part, Ben speaks pretty clearly and without issue. He does have a few words that are his own creation, though. 

• Pie-pier=paper  
• Hock-ets=Hotdogs

Now for the DOOZY: WUZATFOR {i.e. What's that for?} I probably hear this 200 times a day, no joke. Everything is, "WUZATFOR? WUZATFOR? WUZATFOR?" Ignoring it does not silence the questioner, either. Only cold hard facts will satisfy this boy. Or an M&M :)

------------ABE------------

While our Mister A.B. is a lot less vocal, he does have more words that he's put his own little spin on...

• "Bunny"=Benny
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• "Chocky milk"=chocolate milk {WHY did I ever introduce it?! It's all this boy wants!}
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• "Seat down"=sit down {Said as if he were channeling Arnold Schwarzenegger
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• E-I-E-YO=E-I-E-I-O
• Example: "Old McDonald had a farm E-I-E-YO!" 
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• Hamas-burgers=hamburgers {My personal fav!}
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• Dinnas Time=Dinner time 
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• Sick=Six
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• Example: "Four, five, sick..."
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• Wahmies=Watermelon
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• Rain-ies=Raisins
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• Egga -plant=Eggplant 
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As cute as the above words might be, Abe has also unfortunately picked up on a saying that I use in our house when I'm disciplining, "Give me that, please." It's often used when the boys are fighting over a toy or they get into something they shouldn't be. However, his two year old brain thinks it's how you ask for something you want. And he frequently forgets the please. Needles to say, he's daily being corrected for saying things like, "Give me that chocky milk, momma." 

Our second born is also learning the art of using context to his advantage. Here's a conversation between Abe and I at dinnas time the other night...

Me: "Abe, please eat two more bites of your dinner and then you can have fruit."
Abe: "Too big momma, I choke!"

Too bad it was soup otherwise he could have had a legitimate argument :)

A.B. and His ABC's

#2 and I Don't Mean Abe

The other morning, it was crudely brought to my attention that you really should only do unto others as you would like done unto you. Case in point: I was sitting backwards on the toilet {lid down} putting on my makeup while the boys played in and out of the bathroom. Now I have to admit, my pants were riding a little low but that's what you get when you're using your legs as a human shield to two curious little bodies who think every tube of makeup is "tack" {a.k.a chapstick, their absolute favorite thing at the moment, I might add}. Anyway, Ben, who must have been very concerned for his ol' mom's well being, promptly pulled out the back of my pants, took a looooooong look down my backside and proceeded to ask me, "Poo-poo, Mama?"

Niiiiiiiice.

Also in the world of #2, we have a tub pooper. Fittingly, it is our #2 child, Abe. He's done it {you guessed it!} 2 times. Aghhhhh!!! 1 question though, HOW DO YOU STOP THIS?!?!

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On a cleaner note, some of our most recent favorite toddler talk.

Bean-ca=blanket {B&A}
Pot-sass=princess {Ben}
Me-anne=man {Ben}
Back-cack=Backpack from Dora {Ben}
Kia=Their friend Keely {B&A}
B=Ben {Abe all on his own!}
Puppy-ia=dog {Ben}
Geen=green {Ben}

In the Land of Being One...

Goats drive taxi's and pigs catch a ride

Purses bulge with Hotwheels

Goldfish live in barns

And walruses like to drink from a bottle.

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Also in the land of being one....

Go-ku=cookie {Abe}
Dane-du=thank you {Abe}
Bay-pe=baby {Abe}
Ceri=cereal {Ben}
Key-Ka=carrot {Ben}
Pie=dessert {Ben}
Schnaps=snacks {Ben}
Nigh=light {Ben}
Meow=cat {B&A}
Hep=Help {B&A}
Wah-wah=water {B&A}
Side=outside {B&A}

I can hardly wait to see what's to come in the land of being two!

Chatter Box, Benny

Our Benji has been quite the talker lately! Gibberish pours out of his mouth when he's playing, crawling, drifting off to sleep....you get the idea. It's really quite cute. Amidst his "talking" are small doses of actual words....Abe, A.B. mama, dada, hi, and ki-ki (kitty). It's so strange to hear him same actual words, or variations thereof. To see him crawl after his brother saying, "Abe! Abe!" To hear him whisper "ki-ki" as the cat walks by. Maybe it's that it makes him one step closer to actually being small person verses a little baby. I don't know, but it's weird.

Yesterday morning Ben signed his first word too-"All done." I know, right? All done!?! Truly though, he did. He had finished most of his breakfast and I was trying to coax him into a few last bites. Normally he would have just pursed his lips and shook his head no, but not today! He waved his hand back and forth several times. I, of course, freaked out and allowed my voice to go into the "only dogs can hear" decibel. The boys just looked at me wide-eyed wondering what all the fuss was about. Classic.

While we haven't waded completely into the pool of signing, which is mostly just laziness and even a bit of doubt on my part, I am working somewhat diligently on mealtime words: eat, drink, all done, more, etc. Other than Ben's signing yesterday, it doesn't seem to have made an impact much at all. Mostly The Deuce just laugh at me and act like I'm playing some sort of silly game with them. It's okay though, I think I would laugh at me too. : )

Ah, the beautiful transformation of motherhood. I think there should be a set of milestones that we meet right along with the bambinos. Month 12-13 "Displays ability to jump around during mealtimes while making hand gestures and using silly sing-song voice"-Check.

Four Sickies and a Benji Brag

Our whole house is sick this week. The boys have bronchitis and Ben has an ear infection to top it all off! I think I have what the boys have and Jer is unsure if he's messing with bad allergies or a cold. Yuck, all the way around! So needless to say, blogging is light this week, as it falls low on the priority list. Please keep us in prayer though!

On the upside, amidst his pitiful state, Ben said his third word (mama, dada) this week! Abe! It's absolutely hilarious and has brought much humor to our otherwise doll-drum week. Anytime Jer or I say Abe's name Ben echos it, only his sounds a bit more like "Ebb" because of his stuffy nose :) Definitely don't want to forget that one.