Cuddle Bunny Baby

Thomas is my Cuddle Bunny Baby. That's what I call him and that's what he'll tell you if you ask him if he's his Mommy's baby - he'll say "I'm her Cuddle Bunny Baby." It's so great that he's too young to be embarassed by that! :-)

Mouthing Off

Mouthing off is the theme for today.

Thomas has taken to mouthing off to us - I guess this is typical for his age.

When you try to discipline him, he will point his finger at you and say, "you say that again, you're going to be on TIME OUT!"

Or when you say "no", to him he will say, "Don't say that word, OK?" with a big frown on his face.

He's a handful, that kid.

He's also big on talking on the telephone. Whenever I try to talk to someone he will ask who it is and then stand next to me and YELL, "I want to talk! I want to talk!" - which is okay when it's family, but the other day I was talking to my supervisor from work and it was a bit embarassing.

Let's see, what other snapshots can I give...

oh yes, he likes to call us by our first names. He knows this drives us crazy, and that makes it all the more fun for him. He will call me, "Melissa" just because he knows it will make me frustrated. He will call his Dad, "Emmett" and if that doesn't work he'll keep it up and say "Em! Em!" and if that still doesn't work he'll call his Dad, "Emmy" - which is pretty sure to get a response. He got that one because I sometimes call Emmett that to tease him - Emmett is not a big fan of being overy sugary or sappy.

Anyway, he is definitely at the age where he wants to get our goat, so to speak. He is also at an age (uh, so far has been at this age for almost 3 years haha) where he demands constant attention - he doesn't have much interest in toys or television or anything that doesn't involve having an adult's full attention. It really wears you out, let me tell you!

The other day he was sitting in his high chair and I leaned down and explained to him that I needed him to be a very good boy and that I would put on Bob the Builder for him but that I needed him to be quiet and watch his show so that I could do the dishes. The funny thing was that he actually did what I asked him to! But as soon as I was done with the dishes and tried to do something else, he started yelling and demanding to get out of his seat. So he holds me to my word, which is good. :-) I think if I am more careful about explaining things to him and then keeping my word about it, I will be able to manage him better. We'll see...it is a work in progress!

Actually...

For my first snippet -

Emmett left last night to be with his Mom for her surgery today. Before he left he told Tommy where he was going and when he would be back (we have finally realized that this really helps). Before he could get on the road, however, he would need to get gas in the car so he took the atm card and went to get some gas.

So....a few minutes after he left to get the gas, Tommy asked me, "Where did Daddy go?"

I said, "Daddy went to go and put gas in the car."

Tommy: "Actually, he went to go help Nana get her knee fixed."

Pretty good sentence for a 2 year old, eh?