Hey, guys. Back for a trip down Hadley lane. He's been super, super verbal lately, and truly seems to enjoy being able to finally communicate sufficiently with us. His sentences are even evolving; sometimes just a noun and a verb, but more often than not they'll include adjectives and more.
And I totally wish you could actually HEAR a lot of these phrases. When you see them written flatly on a screen, they don't show the depth of his character or the bubbly way that he speaks. Y'all are missing out, folks."Yittle bit?" This has been his big one. He's asking to do something, and thinks that asking for a little ("I rock in chair yittle bit? I eat yittle bit cookie?") that he'll be likelier to get a yes. It's actually pretty genius, and the way that he says it (along with his two little fingers showing how little he's asking for), he knows full well it's adorable. I'm just learning not to laugh and blow my "tough cop" attitude. (It's usually when he's stalling to go to bed.)
"Today?" (He actually means "now.") "We go outside TODAY?" (voice rises at end) "We eat lunch today?" "Me pet kitty today?" I mistakenly told him, "Oh, you mean 'now', right?" once, and he started using it immediately. Luckily, he slipped back into his "today" requests, which sounds far less demanding and even sweet.
"Happy day!!!" He often starts dancing around and saying this at the most mundane of moments. Can't say much more than that. It's absolutely heart-filling.
"Circus Boy!!" Apparently I'm a human trapeze or something, because Hadley LOVES to climb up me, jump on my legs, pretend to "fly" (I hold him up), etc, all while shouting "Circus boy! I a circus boy!!" How he even knows what a circus is, I have no clue. Maybe from an old Mickey Mouse or "Peg + Cat"...? And how he knows about Mickey Dolenz's first stint into fame, I'm even more clueless. (crickets chirping)
"Daddy, you a good person." Dave wrote about this one, but it begs to be told again. This came out of the blue one day as Dave drove him to his mom's. I had talked to him the day before in the car; just a stream of consciousness type of conversation, but I chatted about how nice and good his daddy is. Apparently, it stuck.
"I brave! I a brave boy!" This came about for his flu shot (yes, we immunize and do the flu shots, although there's tons of conversation between Dave and I as to whether it's worth it). Since I know he's of the age to rationalize things better, I had a big talk with him before we went for the shot, and bravery was a big part of it. When I picked him up to go to the doctor's, he was ready and brave! This continued the next day during this conversation with his daddy...
(After Hadley coughs in the back seat.)
"You okay, buddy?"
"Me no sick, Dada! Me BRAVE!"
A moment later, puts his arm up in the air.
"Me SUPER!"
"You certainly are, buddy."Doesn't that just say it all?
"Daddy, you a good person." Dave wrote about this one, but it begs to be told again. This came out of the blue one day as Dave drove him to his mom's. I had talked to him the day before in the car; just a stream of consciousness type of conversation, but I chatted about how nice and good his daddy is. Apparently, it stuck.
"I brave! I a brave boy!" This came about for his flu shot (yes, we immunize and do the flu shots, although there's tons of conversation between Dave and I as to whether it's worth it). Since I know he's of the age to rationalize things better, I had a big talk with him before we went for the shot, and bravery was a big part of it. When I picked him up to go to the doctor's, he was ready and brave! This continued the next day during this conversation with his daddy...
(After Hadley coughs in the back seat.)
"You okay, buddy?"
"Me no sick, Dada! Me BRAVE!"
A moment later, puts his arm up in the air.
"Me SUPER!"
"You certainly are, buddy."Doesn't that just say it all?
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