Conversations

We are getting to the point that I can on occasion have full out conversations with the kiddos.  Their speaking still isn't very clear.  And there are "words" they use that most people wouldn't get.  But WE can have real conversations & thats what counts.

I usually get home from work & if the kids are still awake, its just enough time for a story, a toothbrush & bedtime.  Sunday night when I got home from work:

Kids:  "Mommy home!"  "Mommy kiss!"  "Mommy back!"  "Mommy ah done workin'." 
Me:  "Did you have a fun day with dad?"
H:  "Yep"
Me:  "What did you have for supper?"
O:  "Bak Bak" {chix nuggets}
H:  "Cheese"
Me:  "Yummy"
L:  "Bapple" {apple}
Daddy:  "Tell mom what you had for lunch"
H:  "May-ne snacks."
Me:  "Fruit snacks?"
Daddy:  "You had Manny fruit snacks before lunch.  But what did you have for lunch?"
O:  "Oatmeal!"
L:  "Bath"
O:  "New clothes"
Me:  "Oh it was such a mess you you had to take a bath & change clothes after lunch?"
H:  "Yep."
Daddy:  "Tell mommy how many baths you took."
O:  "Bath yucky!"
H:  "Yuck!"
Daddy:  "Yeah, apparently somebody sharted.  We had to take 2 baths!"
L:  "Yucky bath!"
Me:  "Hahahaha!!"

Me:  "Are you ready for bed?"
O:  "No.  More read Ma-mus book."  "Mommy lap"  "Tao-ch"
Me:  "Ok you can sit on my lap on the couch & we'll read a quick story."

Break to read a Thomas book or 2.

Me:  "Ok lets go night-night."
O:  "Tuck in?"
L:  "Lovie?"
H:  "Lovie, bapet?" {blanket}
Me & daddy:  "Yes we'll get your lovies & blankets & tuck you in."
O:  "Mommy kiss!"  "Maas kiss."  "Go-gun kiss."  "Moe Ya-ya daddy kiss."
L:  "Viving!!!" {Lightening McQueen}
H:  "Bus??"

Break to find all 3 Lightening McQueen matchbox cars & the Little Tikes school bus.  Then get everybody tucked in with a bed full of toys & give seemingly 14 rounds of kisses.

Me & daddy:  "Love you Hayden."
H:  "Love you mommy-dad-ye."
Me & daddy:  "Love you Logan."
L:  "Love you."
O:  "Love you Ya-ya."
Me:  "Yes I love you too Olivia"
Daddy:  "Love you more."
O:  "Love you moe!"
Me:  "Night, love you." (while closing bedroom door)
O"  "Night, love you.  Night, love you.  Night, love you.  Night, love you......" (heard my whole walk down the hallway...)

They are becoming such little PEOPLE every day.

And the things Livi remembers & talks about always blow my mind.  Everytime someone gets hurt, & we say owie.  She thinks back to her hosptial stay & says "Maas owie"  "Moe beep-beep ear?"  "Moe sis-sin" (while rubbing chest)  As if to say we better take his temperature & listen to him with a stethoscope since he has owies! 

On a side note.  Hayden can officially open door knobs.  He does it very, very infrequently.  Never in the mornings so far.  They wait in their room for us to come let them out.  But he CAN.  This will be a WHOLE new bag of worms!!