March 27, 2014

Things I want to remember

I've needed to write this post for a while. Hopefully I'm not forgetting anything. Recently, Emmitt has been surprising us every day with words he'll say or things he'll do. Kids really pick up on more than you think. A lot of it may just be special to Tom and me, but I think a lot of it is hilarious too, so I hope you enjoy.
-Words-
Both button and ladybug are "butty"
Both french fries and butterflies are "bybyes"
Both basketball and vegetable are "bitabal"
Both house and mouse are "piece-piece" (Let me 'splain. He's really trying to say "squeak squeak", and since his rhyming book has mouse and house on the same page, they are one and the same.)
Snow is "no-noch"
He says "nice!" whenever he thinks something is cool.
If you ask him if he wants to do something that he obviously wants to do (go to the park or eat ice cream, etc.), he doesn't just says "Yes." His mouth turns into a perfect O as he gasps in air and raises his eyebrows, then he exhales out a breathy "WOW!" I have no idea where he got it, but it's awesome.
When he's looking for something, he goes around the house saying the object's name, followed by "Weaou?" (Where are you?) When he finds it, he says "Der i' is!"

-Talents-
Lots of people tell us Emmitt has a good arm. Unfortunately this isn't always a good thing, as he likes to throw any small object he can get his fingers around. That might include TV remotes, little metal toy cars, pieces of his toy train track...you know. It wouldn't be a big deal, but he doesn't always wait till you're ready to catch it, so you might get nailed in the head if you're unsuspecting.
That brings me to basketball. Emmitt loves the little toy hoop we have suction cupped to our door. He's not a bad shot either. He loves it when Tom and I stand back and admire his shooting abilities. (:
We have a keyboard in our apartment and he's figured out more settings on it than we knew existed.
He's really good at Once there was a Snowman.
His dance skills are pretty sweet. They consist of spinning around in circles while looking out of the corner of his eye. I have yet to catch it on camera.

-Likes-
Curious George
Trains
The park
Strawberries
Cheese
The gym
Nursery
Outside in general
Balls
Flashcards
Cars/Trucks/Tractors
Mommy and Daddy singing
Books
His baby brother :)
Animals

-Dislikes-
Diaper changes (I keep trying to tell him how to avoid it, because I'm not the biggest fan either. No luck so far.)
The last 5 minutes of sacrament meeting
Going to bed
The car seat
Riding in shopping carts (he'd rather push).

We love our little Emmitt!


This is how you know if your chocolate chip cookies were a success.

Emmitt loves ladybugs, so I made him one. Apparently, he thought it needed to be guillotined.

Helping Mom make rolls in the kitchen.
Also, for some reason I can't upload videos, so here's a link.

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