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[amandamook]

I just wanted to start a "praise God b/c my kids are tons of fun" thread! God has really been blessing me with a newfound peace regarding my children and their childlike state. I have been working on tying strings and better listening to my little girls.

Anyway, this isn't really a parenting thread. I really just want to hear and share some funny stories about kiddos. Here's one about my oldest DD, H.  H is very smart, at least too smart for me a lot of the time. She has developed a sort of twin speak, although she doesn't have a twin. H just makes up words when she does not know the English word. She just assumes that I will know this word, since I know all the other words.  At first this behavior was so irritating! Why couldn't she just talk like a normal 3 year old? After a lot of anger on my part, DH suggested that I just try to learn her language so that I could teach her English. He's so smart. In the past month I've learned a lot of her language. Some words are simply different then the English ones. Others are for concepts that we just don't have a word for. When she comes up with words that we don't have an equivalent for I just think, I hope God knew what he was doing when he gave me this one! 

Mommy cereal: shredded wheat

Daddy cereal: anything cereal with food coloring

our new back garden: the grassy area behind our apartment

circle fish sticks: salmon patties

Mommy apples: pears

bouching: to wear knit pants, particularly ones that look like pajamas (rhymes with couch).

ex: I am booching in my new brown pants. I can't go outside! or  Mommy, is that lady booching at the grocery store! We can only booch at home.

mockie: potato masher.

ex: Can I play with this mockie? to which I brilliantly reply, "It's a potato masher. Go ahead."

boching: getting on her nerves (rhymes with coach).

gouchie: clothing that is too bulky or long to manage easily with the coordination of a 3 year old.

ex: (crying and whinning) I can't buckle my carseat! My jacket is gouchie. to which I reply, "Bulky. You need help because your coat is big and bulky." or  Help! My shoe is stuck in the gouchie.  to which I reply, "Your shoe is caught on your long dress."

tookie: anything that is uncomfortable physically. this could be a rock in her shoe, her tee shirt on backwards, her hair in her face, sticky hands, shoes on the wrong feet, her pants twisted, etc, etc. this is an extremely useful word. I don't use the other words, but I use this one.

ex: My pants are tookied. or My carseat is tooking me  or   I have a tookie in my mouth (it was actually a piece of bark.  I guess that would cause discomfort).

I am thankful that I listened to DH when he told to learn her language. When she uses a new word, I respond, "I don't know that word. What does it mean?" She can usually show me well enough for me to get a working definition of the word in question.

Oh well, she'll learn english soon enough. In the meantime, my gouchie is tookied and it's boching me so I'm going to bouch off to bed.

[MomofaGoose]

That's too cute... She is obviously very intelligent!
My 3 yr old has a rather large vocabulary, I never talked "baby" talk to her. We were in the book store the other day and a nice older lady saw her looking at a book and asked oh is that so and so? and Goose replied "actually, no ma'am. Its _____ and seriously, you're a stranger, I shouldn't be talking to you. Have a nice day." just as cheerful and polite as she could manage. The woman looked at me in shock and asked her age. She said she was amazed to have had such a plain and honest conversation with a 3 yr old.
Oh and when she gets frustrated with her daddy she tells him "I'm going to put you out to RUMPKE!!" (rumpke being the local garbage collector) Its the family joke now.
Kids are great! and one of Gods most precious gifts!

[nexis777]

My 3 y/o son has always been very vocal too, and when he didn't know the word for something, he would occasionally make one up for it. He knows the real words for pretty much all of them now, but I still use some of the other words cause I just LOVE them 
The first one he came up with was when he was, oh, maybe 1.5 y/o. He would point out that window and say "Nanoot I see it". I had a very vague idea of what he was talking about but at that time he couldn't talk well enough to make it clear (the item in question was about 100 feet away in our neighbors yard). So, the day after I had his little sister, he was 22 months at that point (he was still using Nanoot regularly and we always asked him about it), I was wearing an Old Navy sweatshirt that was borrowed. He pointed to the Y and said NANOOT!!!! The thing out the window was one of those weathervane type things on the top of a barn and the end of it had that Y shape. So, Y has always been Nanoot.
The inside of a half eaten grape is also called a "Fooey" (fuu e) 
My SIL always made up a lot of words as a child, and my dh still remembers most of them, and we use them as a family. I think if someone recorded our conversations they would think we were insane.
An OOT is a cat, Apple juice is "Poo juice" etc etc. There are many many.
Fun topic, it's so cute to know what other kids do!!

[Leat]

Our fourth son just turned two years a couple weeks ago. He is such a hoot!

Like most toddlers, he has his own words for a lot of things.

Grandpa is  Gotchaga

Thomas the Tank Engine is CHooChoo

James from Thomas is Neems

Apple is ApLLE

Juice or anything to drink is JuJu

Of course some words are crystal clear: WHY,NOOO,Daddy, andMommy.

I love how he learns so much from watching his three older brothers.

Kids really are great. I am so blessed with my four.

Leat

[smfmommy]

This isn't exactly along the same lines but I just wanted to brag on my eldest a bit.    In the last 48 hours all four of our girls have come down with a stomach virus.  No fun.  Early this morning was my eldest's turn.  She called for Daddy (I was tending to child #3)  and got squared away with a hug and a bowl for herself.  Then she informed me this morning that she got sick again in the bathroom later but didn't call us because she knew we were tired.

Just had to brag on her sweet compassion even when she deserved to be a bit selfish.  Kids ARE great and I wouldn't go back and trade them for a career even with the flu in the house.

Margo

[nexis777]

Margo,
    What a great report!! It's so wonderful when we too get the opportunity to rise up and call our own children blessed!!

[uptrapperdansgirl]

all of these things have really happened, though not in the same day. these are also real conversations I have had with the Lord. And he has been my strength! He has made me new and helped me to have peace in the middle of the storms. Praise Jesus!!





The baby spilled her juice again all over the fresh-mopped floor
The dog is chewing on the phone, my boys are swinging from the door

I’m on my hands and knees cleaning up the mess
All the while talking to God, my sins I must confess

Can’t you see how hard it is to be a mama down here?
“In me find your peace, it is always near”
 
I get up,ready, to move on with my day
I can do this, wait, Cody’s on the roof you say?
 
O’ Lord! I cry, on my way up the stairs
Can’t you see its really not fair!

“walk after the spirit,find your peace in me”
Yes Jesus! Ican do it! you’ll see.

I deal with the roof-walker, saving his wretched soul
Only to find the baby brushing her teeth from the toilet bowl

I give her a good scrubbing trying to make her understand
That thing is full of germs and not for your hands

she nods as of she gets it, chattering all the while
I send her on her way, managing a weak smile

My nine yr old is dancing in the kitchen w/ the broom
She believes she is Cinderella and cleaning is her doom

I can’t help but laugh at the drama she portrays
I tell her keep sweeping,not to take all day

I get a cup of coffee and sit down with a sigh
I start to thank the Lord when something catches my eye

Is that the truck? It cannot be, Dan is over there
And I don’t remember him having such baby blond hair

I think I’ve got to be losing my ever- lovin mind
Then I realize its Levi driving the truck into the pines.

as I am running out to save him I wonder if God can see
that surley its impossible to have any sort of peace.

Can’t you see I am weary Lord and the day is only half-way through?
He quietly replies, “my grace is sufficient for you”

But Lord this is hard and really it can’t be right
You said your yoke is easy and your burdens light

Are you up there smiling, sitting on your throne
While world War III  is happening right inside my home?

Don’t forget child that I am the God of this war
And I knew that children would toughen you up that is why I gave you four!

So the boys are jumping monkeys and the septics backed up downstairs
 the baby is in the toilet again and using the water to brush her hair

I will find my peace in Jesus and rejoice in the trials
I will let the dust settle and put on a big smile

Remind me O’ Lord that you have been in this all along
And I will learn to trust you and sing my victory song!

[~esposita~]

uptrapperdansgirl, that is wonderful!  Thanks, I needed that today!

Kids ARE great...if only I can slow down enough to enjoy them!

[Leat]

We are busy getting ready for  ds#3's birthday next week.  DS #4 is starting to figure out that b-days are pretty special and can't wait for his.  At the grocery store getting cake supplies he says "N b-day?"  I have to say ,"No buddy, this is for C". 

A couple days later N found an instruction manual for one of the electronic toys we have that teach letters, sounds,etc.  It also has pictures of other products the company sells.  He was sitting on the couch saying, "This one almost N's."  For everything in it.  He thinks if he sees it in the book and wants it he'll automatically get it for HIS b-day!  Keep dream'n kiddo!

Leat

[AndysJess]

This is an old thread, but I just came across it tonight so I thought I would brag on my oldest DS a little.

My oldest DS is 9 and our other DS is 3.  The age gap is pretty big, obviously, but they usually play well together.  DS, 3 is very tough and loves to wrestle and race with his brother.

A few weeks ago, DS, 9 had a couple of friends over to play.  They were going to divide into teams for whatever game they were playing.  While trying to figure out how to divide evenly, DS,9's friend said that he, DS9 and the other boy would be on one team while DS 3 would have to be by himself since he was "too little and slow to be on the big boys' team."

DS9, usually my peacemaker, was incensed!!  He told his buddy that "my brother can play with us, and if you can't play fair, then you can just go home!" The cool thing is that DS9 actually sent his buddy home when he refused to allow DS3 to play.  (He lived right across the street, so it wasn't that big of a deal).

I'm in the house completely unaware of all this until I called them in to wash for supper.  At that time, DS9 tells me the whole story.  He was still so upset at the injustice that he was shaking.  Of course, DH and I both applauded  his heroic defense of his brother.  I was just so proud of him!  Peer pressure is tough, but he handled it like a champ!

[BettaGurl3]

This is an old thread, but I just came across it tonight so I thought I would brag on my oldest DS a little.

My oldest DS is 9 and our other DS is 3.  The age gap is pretty big, obviously, but they usually play well together.  DS, 3 is very tough and loves to wrestle and race with his brother.

A few weeks ago, DS, 9 had a couple of friends over to play.  They were going to divide into teams for whatever game they were playing.  While trying to figure out how to divide evenly, DS,9's friend said that he, DS9 and the other boy would be on one team while DS 3 would have to be by himself since he was "too little and slow to be on the big boys' team."

DS9, usually my peacemaker, was incensed!!  He told his buddy that "my brother can play with us, and if you can't play fair, then you can just go home!" The cool thing is that DS9 actually sent his buddy home when he refused to allow DS3 to play.  (He lived right across the street, so it wasn't that big of a deal).

I'm in the house completely unaware of all this until I called them in to wash for supper.  At that time, DS9 tells me the whole story.  He was still so upset at the injustice that he was shaking.  Of course, DH and I both applauded  his heroic defense of his brother.  I was just so proud of him!  Peer pressure is tough, but he handled it like a champ!

That is so great to hear that!!!!! I'm sure you were proud!!

[denim&lace]

That is awesome Jess!  I love it when siblings LOVE each other...  it's rare to see today, but it's beautiful when you do.

[HappyWifey]

How wonderful and so sweet! I hope my children display character like that!

[AndysJess]

We had some company this past week with exceptionally bad-behaved children.  After what seemed an eternity, our house was ours again.  Mine and DH's first words to one another when we were alone were, "our children are so wonderful."  I know a lot of it has to do with their training, but they truly have such sweet, thankful spirits. 

My heart just swells when I watch them playing or hear them talking.  I have a lot of hormonal pregnancy emotion going on right now, so I'm on the verge of tears pretty often.  Today, DS3 ran into his little sister, DD2.  Of course, she hollered for a bit.  We are firm believers in our children developing self-control early, so I acknowledged her trauma then told her to stop crying and settle down (otherwise, believe me, she would have dragged around whining for the next hour...lol).  When I looked up a minute or so later, DS3 was sitting on the floor with DD2 in his lap, hugging her and telling her he was sorry.  It was so very sweet...I melted, of course.

I love my kids so much...sometimes I'm tired and impatient with them, but they mean the world to me.

[ladyhen]

I love my kids so much...sometimes I'm tired and impatient with them, but they mean the world to me.

Jess, that is so cute!

We have only our two youngest left at home; ages 13 and 16 years.  While we watched a movie last night they sat next to each other on the couch and shared a flannel blanket.  I asked my 13 yo son this morning why he and his sister sat with each other and he replied, "We're getting along better now, so we like to cuddle."   

(She has never been nice to him, so this is a huge step in their relationship.    )

It has been such a blessing to watch the changes in everyone's relationships as our children have grown up and moved away.   I am so happy that they have all remained close and loving with us and with one another. 

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