Things you never thought you'd have to say

1. We don't eat food out of the trash can.
2. We don't wrap things tightly around anyone's neck.
3. Little boys are not allowed to play with knives.
4. Toothpaste is not food.
5. Do not put cheerios in the heating vent.
6. No, your brothers can't drink beer either.
7. I don't like it when you lick me on the cheek.
8. If you're going to eat a lima bean off the floor, pick it up with your hands, not with your teeth.
9. Don't eat your sister's hair.
10. Maybe your brother doesn't want to wear your fairy wings today.
11. Don't sit on your brother.
12. Don't stand on your brother.
13. Don't bend your brother that way.
14. Don't bite your brother on the face.
15. Don't get out of bed unless you're bleeding.
16. Boots is not Dora's husband because little girls don't get married to monkeys.

Can I have an iPod?

My three year old daughter just asked if she could have an iPod.

Seriously?

Yes. Seriously.

And yes, the answer was no.

Words

I once made a list of all the words that Annabella knew. Recently I was looking back at it in amazement since she easily knows 10 times that many now. I thought it would be helpful to do the same with the boys. At this point they both pretty much know the same words. Milo is more of a babbler, while Huck will repeat just about any word he hears. Here is the list of words that they actually know and associate with the correct meaning (most of the time).

1. No
2. Mama
3. Dada
4. Bella
5. Pretty-Pretty (for all sparkly things)
6. Diaper
7. Mimi
8. Bumpy
9. Allie
10. Apple (for all foods)
11. Nummy (for all foods that taste good)