Todder Talk - Chapter II

These are quickly becoming my favorite posts. Mostly because I'm starting to realize that these phases are so SHORT. Slowww down time, please!  Bennett will say something funny and then in all of two days he's mastered the word and it's already over. Ugh!  But nevertheless, I'm planning to keep as good of a record as I can to remember them much longer than just two days. Life's little moments are so happy.

I mentioned last time in Toddler Talk - Chapter I that I had decided to keep a list of funny Bennett-isms as they unfold. He's saying PLENTY of words, and most of them sound like what they actually are and/or are easily understood. However, others do not :) here are some of our current favorites.

Bennett 19 Month Toddler Talk 

1. FOCK [n. F*CK]
• noun
• Fork
• a utensil used for eating
• Examples
• When we are out to eat and the cutlery is placed on the table, my child has an uncanny ability to scream F*CK at the top of his lungs. It's truly innocent, but this is one I will not be sad to see go (insert emoji monkey covering his eyes here!)
2. HAPPY [n. HAH-PEE]
• noun
• Airplane
• See also, the most miserable travel duration for Bennett's parents
• Examples
• This has transitioned from pippy to happy :) in a short time
3. HALOCACACA [n. Ha-lo-Cah-Cah-Cah]
• noun
• Helicopter
• Examples
• This one is Shane's favorite
4. BIT [pn. BIT]
• pronoun
• Bennett
• Examples
• What's your name? BIT!
5. MADDIE [pn. MAD-DEE]
• noun/Pro-noun
• Maggie (our dog)
6. NYE NYE 
• saying
• Night Night
• Examples
• After Bennett runs from the bathroom complete naked baby style, he gives goodnight kisses and snuggles and makes CERTAIN to tell "Maddie" "Nye Nye"
7. DOO-DOO [adj.]
1. To express ones graditude
1. Thank You!
2. Examples: If I Give Bennett Milk ... DOO DOO Mama! (he means it nicely, honestly)
8. HI KEEM [n.]
1. Ice Cream
9. CAN-NO [adj.]
1. CANDY
2. Examples: Bennett used to request Can (candy) all the time.  We gave in often entirely too much, but also often told him no. Apparently we were telling him no so much when it was requested - he changed the name himself from CAN - to - CANNO. 
10. MOON [n.]
1. The baby inside my belly.
2. Example: After our first Ultrasound, we showed Bennett the picture the tech printed out for us. It full on looked like a baby, so I thought for sure when I showed him and asked him what it was he would respond and say baby. So when I asked him and he looked at me 100% serious and said "Da Moon Mama!" ... like duhhhh. I started cracking up. The baby was in a perfect little crescent shape, and God love him ... it does look like the moon. So Baby U#2 quickly became out little moon. 

I can't wait for Chapter 3, in hopes we can begin to add full sentences :)  

Monday BABY!

Well helllllloooooooooooooooooooooooo (Ms. Doubtfire Voice)!  It's been a hot minute since I showed my face around here, and for that I am eternally apologetic. Things have been madness ya'll. From moving out, to moving in, to the stomach bug, to a planned family vacay, to a gals trip, to visitors, to setting up a new routine, to a sick toddler, to a sick husband, hell even a sick dog!  The last few months have just been wild. So again, my apologies for leaving you hanging. But, as of today I am committed to getting back in the saddle and back to telling you about our life. I have so much to fill you in on!

I think since it's my grand entrance in quite a while, I'll start this week off with a bang.

I'm pregnant!

Eeek! Squeal! Happy Dance! Hugs all around! We found out about our newest little bundle mid-March and we've been so excited ever since. Well, once I got past all of the absurd sickness and fatigue. It was ROUGH this time and SOO different than with Bennett.

We sent these adorable little announcements to all of our family about a week ago, so it's time to share them with the interwebs. The baby announcement doubled as our change of address card (don't mind the gray bar .. that held our address), so they really were the perfect little delivery. I just love them!

Baby U #2 ... or Baby Moon as we've started calling him/her thanks to Bennett's depiction the Ultrasound is due November 15th, 2015 and we'll be having a scheduled C-section sometime around that date. I cannot wait to see Bennett become a BIG brother ... let's just hope he gets a little better at sharing his toys between now and then :)

So there you have it folks. We're back as a family of four (five with Maggie of course) and so excited to start sharing our journey once again!  Let's talk soon, K?

CATSville Baby!

Ya'll it's moving weekend and things are not panning out the way we hoped. I'll update you on that later, but simply put ... it's been a cluster.

More importantly though ... my favorite team and big blue nation are taking over my new city and it's making the hardwood floor headache seem a little better. It's March Madness baby and my Cats just beat Florida for the THIRD time this season. WHOOOOP. Clinching the first round of the SEC tournament.

In case you were wondering. That means we're 32-0. Awwwwwwwe C-A-T-S!  Love them boys. 

Have a great weekend ya'll. And tune in tomorrow at 1:00 CT for the second round of the tourney. What's your favorite color baby?!?!?! BLUE AND WHITE!

Mike, Mike, Mike ...

Woohoo!!  We've got a whirlwind couple of days in front of us, but so happy it's finally here!  Pardon my absence while I attempt to take my entire life and move it from one state to the next. I hope to check back in real soon (as soon as we get TV and internet, which I hope is very soon for both the sake of my job and my child's Mickey addiction) with some house & life updates. Until then, have a great rest of the week!