My 2-year-old…
July 13, 2009 | Updates
and the cute things he says. (Written in May of 2009 and just now getting posted.)
Nathan: Ooouuuuch!
Mom: Did you hurt yourself?
Nathan: Ya…I nee kisses.
Mom: Ok. (Smooch.)
Nathan: Tanks, mom.
Mom: Yoooouuuu’rrrre wellll-come.
Nathan: (Pause…funny look on face…then said sternly….) I not dumb!
Mom: (Giggling) Noooooo! I said you’re welcome!
Nathan: (Smiling) Oh, you say you welcome?
Mom: Ya, goofy!
Quick mention here that this is a kid who requires kisses A LOT. On the up side, however, kisses fix EVERYTHING for him - literally. So it saves a lot of hassle when he bonks his head or stubs his toe. One quick kiss and he’s on his way. At the same time, he needs kisses for the tiniest of owies and that can take a lot of time out of a person’s day. More than that, though, is the need to bend down a billion times a day to kiss a toe or a finger or a belly or a head because you have to kiss the place that hurts with this kid and, well, I’m not 20 anymore, so the bending gets a little old pretty quick.
Enter my personal plan to fix this problem and we have a fabulous solution. I just started touching the place that was hurting while making a nice, big “smack” sound with my mouth and ensuring Nathan wasn’t looking right at me so he wouldn’t know the difference. It meant I could only bend down halfway to his toe and just touch it with my hand and it was good enough for him. Well, he must have caught the fact out of the corner of his eye that I was really using my hand to touch the owie and he must have been ok with that because as of today, I can either kiss with my lips or my “hand” and he’s totally satisfied. Hallelujah! I mean he has some dang cute feet, but kissing dirty toes - even cute ones - isn’t always at the top of my list of things I love to do :).
On with the story…
A little while earlier, when he fell completely off the bar stool in the kitchen and landed flat on his back on the tile floor - knocking his head against the tile, this is the conversation we had…
Mom: Oh, no! Did you fall off the chair?
Nathan: (Sobbing) Yaaaaaaaaa!
Mom: I’m sorry.
Nathan: (Sobbing even harder) It’s ooooo’taaaaaayyyyy…sniffle, sniffle.
Mom: (Giggling - man it’s hard not to giggle when they are so dang cute - even if they’re hurt.) Boy, the kid’s got manners even when he’s dying!
And one more from today. Nathan found his first potato bug, rolley polley, whatever your trademark for them is. He proudly brought it to me and said,
Nathan: Mom, what’s dat?
Mom: It’s a bug.
Nathan: Ooooh, it’s a bug?
Mom: Yup, it’s a bug.
Nathan: No, mom…dat’s MY bug!
Mom: Oh, ok. You can have it.
Nathan: Ooooh, tanks, mom.
Mom: You’re welcome.
Am I just the most generous mom ever or what?
Teresa
P.S. Mom, this post was for you. I said I would post you a good and happy post after making you cry over the last one. Hope this one fits the bill :)!
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July 17th, 2009 at 3:47 pm, Joyce Weister Says:
HELLO PRECIOUS FAMILY. I KNOW ITS BEEN AWHILE, BUT I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT SAMUEL AND YOUR FAMILY IS ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. YOUR NATHAN IS A LITTLE DOLL AND SAYS THE CUTEST THINGS. IF I AM RIGHT I HAVE TODAY AS SAMUELS BIRTHDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS SAMUEL! I HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY DAY. JESUS LOVES YOU AND I LOVE YOU. LOTS OF HUGS.
I ENJOYED YOUR PICTURES AND STORIES. GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY. I AM STILL PRAYING FOR SAMUELS MIRACLE! GOD LOVES YOU AND I LOVE YOU. JOYCE WEISTER
July 24th, 2009 at 9:10 pm, Rebecca Jeppson Says:
Samuel,
I cannot believe it has been 4 yrs since I first met you and your mom and came and stayed a few nights with you, I remember watching you sleep (back then you were hooked up to all sorts of things!) I loved being there and feeling your sweet spirit! I am happy to see that over these 4 yrs your family has found “a new normal” and still manage to do fun things together. How proud your mom and dad must be to have you as their son. You have taught me so much about life. THANK YOU…. I still want to come out and see how big you’ve gotten. Happy Belated B-day
Rebecca Jeppson
July 28th, 2009 at 1:58 pm, Darlene Says:
Nathan is so cute! I love to just sit and listen to little ones and how creative they can be. What wonderful memories and beautiful stories you have created with your precious son. Thanks for sharing Teresa.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:19 pm, Natalie Says:
Thinking about Samuel all month for his birthday! Love ya, friends! That Nathan sure sounds adorable. He and my little Bubba would be great friends!