Saturday, March 19, 2011

Random stuff that Simon says

Here is a brief compilation of random Simon-isms over the past few months:
  • Simon, like Harmon did at his age, is learning how to properly use his pronouns. He often gets them confused and says stuff like "Daddy holds you" when he wants Kevin to hold him. Also, because he has trouble with Ls, "hold you" sounds like "ho-you."  
  • Every time Simon sees me with a Starbucks cup, he says: "Mommy, you have your coffee!" Since the only coffee I ever have is mixed in a frappuccino, I explained to him that I drink hot chocolate. He now says: "Mommy, you have your hot chocowate!" Ls are Ws here!
  • During the last few months, Simon has had really dry lips so we've used a lot of lip balm on him. Most days, he would clutch his little cherry-flavored Chap Stick all day long. He did, however, lose a few Chap Sticks - one, in particular, at Kroger. If you ask him what happened, he'll tell you "I threw it in the turkeys!" He threw his Chap Stick in the huge turkey bin at Kroger and Kevin was unable to retrieve it.
  • Since I drink my fair share of Diet Coke, both boys are familiar with Coca-Cola. One night, at Boston Market (which has awesome Coca-Cola cups), Simon said "I need my Coca-Cola!"
  • When you ask Simon a question, he'll often answer "don't know" and then he'll immediately give the answer. Example - Us: what's your name? Simon: don't know ... Simon.
  • Many times when I'm getting him dressed, Simon will say "let's talk." That means we have to take a break from what we're doing and just talk. When I ask him what he wants to talk about, he ALWAYS says "wolverines" and "Michigan!" That's my boy!
  • When you're reading, talking, playing, etc., Simon will often ask "which do you like?" If we're playing with cars, he HAS to know which one you prefer and you have to tell him or he'll keep asking 10,000 times!
  • Simon calls sloppy joes "frosty jones!"
  • Harmon asked Simon why he fell asleep at the lunch table at school. Simon responded: "I don't like to sleep in my bed there so I wanted to sleep on the table."