"Not just" and "That's silly"

Some of Matt's new things to say are "Not just..." and "That's silly" (also, "That would be silly").

For example:
"Not just cof. Not just fee. Coffee!"
"Not just pu. Not just zul. Puzzle!"
"Not just under. Not just wear. Underwear!"

You get the point.

Usually I wear pajama pants in the house. I sometimes call them my "house pants." One day when we got home from an errand, Matt said, "Mom wear house pants. Not just house! That would be silly!" Then he probably ROFL'd. His jokes crack him up.

If Sam tries to chew on something, "That's silly!" If something unexpected falls on the floor, "That's silly!" If Matt's pretending to be driving an excavator, that's not silly, but if I ask him if he's sitting in his carseat in the excavator, "That's silly!"

If I say Sam can't do puzzles with us because he'd probably try to chew the puzzle pieces, Matt says, "That would be silly!" If I say, "No, no, Sam, that's not for chewing," Matt will say, "Mom says, 'No, no, that's not for chewing!' but Matt says, 'Yes, yes, that's for chewing!' and that's silly!!"

Speaking of silly, Matt recently brought back one of his first-ever jokes. When he was about one and a half, he called my tie-dye shirt a "hair tie" by accident. Then he realized what he said and laughed hysterically. The other day, he grabbed my hair tie and said, "Here's Mom's tie-dye shirt!" Hee hee hee. Jokester for life.

Coffeemaker

Matthew likes to turn on the coffeemaker after I get everything set up.

Me: "Who's going to turn on the coffeemaker today?"
Matt: "Nobody!"
Me: "Well, somebody needs to turn it on!"
Matt: "Nobody! Some coffee turns on all by itself!"

Me and Jeff: Where does he learn this stuff?

Silly Mattoddler

Background: We put all of Matthew's clothes that are too small into his top dresser drawer.

Me: "Well, Sam can't play trucks with you yet. He is still too small."
Matt: *long pause* "Put Sam in drawer!"

Cat Grandpa, Cat Grandpa, Cat Grandpa

This week, Matt has spent some quality time reminiscing about Cat Grandpa's visit.

"Mom sit in Cat Grandpa's chair."
"Cat Grandpa used to eat this peanut butter. Cat Grandpa not eat this peanut butter."
"Cat Grandpa put these two birdfeeder in this tree. Cat Grandpa put this birdfeeder here."
"Cat Grandpa play t-ball."
"Cat Grandpa used to be here [behind shrub by sidewalk]. Cat Grandpa used to be here."
Pointing at guy on bike, "Just like Cat Grandpa!"
Pointing at lady running, "Just like Cat Grandpa!"
"Cat Grandpa used to eat blueberry yogurt. Just like Matt!"
"Cat Grandpa drink tea in this cup."
"Cat Grandpa used to be in playhouse."
"Cat Grandpa wear basketball shirt. Not football shirt."
Pointing at someone's sunglasses, "Cat Grandpa wear those."
"Cat Grandpa used to take Matt in bike trailer."

Perspective

So I've been feeling vaguely sorry for myself since I've had NO time to read lately, except the blog I've been reading on the iPad when I'm feeding Sam during the night. Jeff was bragging about how he's staying on track for his book-a-month goal so far, and that made me feel even more sad. So, I checked my records, which I'm keeping for the Madison Library reading challenge, and saw that, in fact, I have read four books already in October! But only one in September. And only seven in August. (I usually read between ten and thirteen books per month.)

Then I thought, Wow, I'm still reading! And taking care of two children! And working! And occasionally going running! And doing a bunch of household tasks all the time! So it's not that bad. But I'm still going to try to take more time for reading.

All-natural fattie

Lady at the coffeeshop: "How old's your baby?"
Me: "Two months."
Lady: "How much does he weigh?"
Me: "Umm, probably between 12 and 13 pounds."
Lady: *knowing look on her face* "Ohh, yeah. Formula plumps them right up. Don't feel bad."
Me: ?

"Used to be" and "A little bit"

Matthew's learned the phrases "used to be" and "a little bit." So now he says them all the time.

Jumping down from a chair, he narrated, "Just hop down... a little bit."

Out for a stroll, his running commentary included, "Jeep used to be in garage door. Truck used to be in garage door." (They were both in the driveway.) "Garage door open a little bit. Two garage door open a little bit!"

Looking at the humidifier in our room, "Used to be in Matt's room!"

Looking at some books in his room, "Used to be in livingroom!"

While eating, "Matt eat cantaloupe. Just a little bit."

Looking in his milk cup, "All gone!" *hysterical laughter* (Milk's not all gone.) Then, "Just a little bit!"

Putting soap on his hands, "Just a little bit!"

About his crayons, which are now stored in a cup, "Used to be in box."

About Sam, "Used to be in Mama!" Followed up by, "Sam go back in Mama?"


It used to be that Matthew just talked a little bit. Ha.