Austin's Ad-libs

A:  Mommy, make my boo boo go away.

M:  I can't make it go away, sweetie.  It just takes time.

A:  Time will make it go away?

M:  Yes.

The next morning...

A:  My boo boo is still here.  The clock needs to take it away.

Happy Easter!

Austin's Ad-libs

Austin went back to school today for the first time in nearly a week.  Apparently, he needed a little reassurance when I picked him up.

A:  Mommy!  I thought Daddy was picking me up.
M:  Will Mommy do?
A:  Yes.
A:  (cradles my face between his hands and turns me to look at him)  Mommy, do you like me?
M:  I love you!
A:  Mommy, do you think I'm very great?
M:  I think you are very, very great!

Austin's Ad-libs

Funny things Austin has been overheard saying:

A: (runs into the kitchen and exclaims) Don't be ridikalous!

A: (playing with a toy) You've got to be kidding me!

M:  Austin, do you know what we are going to do?
A:  YES!
M:  What are we going to do?
A:  I don't know.
(this conversation takes place with a variety of questions.  Do you know what we are going to eat?  Do you know what I'm thinking?  Do you know where we are going?)

A:  I want to go upside down again.
D:  Daddy's old.
A:  You're not old.
D:  I.  LOVE.  YOU.

(as if we questioned that)

A:  You watch it.  I'm don't like that magic stuff.
(even funnier because we have no idea where he got this)


A:  Tick Tock (the croc), do you want to come over here and see the most perfect animals?
(takes the croc to his animal box to show off)

A:  Do you want a little bit?
M:  No, I want too much.
A:  You can eat a little bit first.  And then you can get some more.

A:  There are lots of leaves.  There are 75 leaves.
(now where does a 2 year old come up with a number like 75?)

My First Easter Eggs

I decorated my Easter Eggs all by myself...with a little oversight by Mommy.  I put on the stickers by myself.  For some reason, Mommy didn't think it was such a great idea to try to crack open the blue egg.  I was just trying to be proactive.

Austin's "Ah"d-libs

After a few months in Savannah, TN, Austin has started replacing his long I sounds with "ah" sounds.  Here is a sample of a few recent comments.

A:  Mah Iah. 
M:  Your what?
A:  Iah.  Something is in there.
M:  Your eye?
A:  Yeah...my iah.

A:  Mah Pahrates.
M:  Yes, those are your pirates.

A:  The laht is braht.
M:  You want me to turn off the light?
A:  Yeah.  It's braht in my iahs.

Austin's Ad-libs

A:   Mommy, I want a hamburger from McDonalds.
M:  We aren't at McDonalds, baby.  We are almost home.
A:   I want to go to McDonalds.
M:  McDonalds is so far away.
A:  Your car can go so far away.
A:  Your car can go so far away to McDonalds.


A:  I want my Batman.
M:  I just saw your Batman, but I don't see him anymore.  I don't know where he went.
A:  That is very interesting.

A:  Those aren't soldiers, Mommy.  They are Army Men.



And because Dallas told me to put this on the blog...and perhaps to show you a little about my brainpower these days.  We were brainstorming some ideas for the business.  I thought of something really great, so I called Dallas to amaze him.  Just as the phone started ringing, I realized it was the exact same idea we had discussed the night before.

D:  Hello
W:  Never mind.  I thought I had a brainstorm, but I realized I just have a headache.

Miss You, Too

A:  I want to go to Sassy's.
M:  We are going to go to Sassy's tomorrow.
A:  No, I don't want to go tomorrow.  I want to go now.
M:  We are going to Sassy's tomorrow, and you are going to stay with her for a few days.  Won't that be fun?
A: (pause)
A:  I might miss you.

Austin's Ad-libs

M:  Do you want spaghetti for dinner?
A:  NO.
M:  Do you want a hamburger?
A:  NO.
M:  Do you want couscous?
A:  NO.
M:  Do you want something yucky?
A:  Yeah.
M:  Do you want spinach?
A:  I don't like the spinach.
M:  Have you ever had spinach?
A:  No.
M:  Hmmm...Do you want a salad?
A:  No.  You need to eat the salad.  Salad is for girls. 

Austin's Ad-libs

Austin has started to present logical arguments.  Here are a few of the conversations I've had with him recently.

A:  We need to go to the grocery store.
M:  No, we don't need to go to the grocery store.
A:  Yes we do.  We need some food.
M:  We have food at home, baby.
A:  No we DON'T.  We are all out of food.
M:  No, we have fo...
A:  We DON'T have food.  I ate it ALL gone.


Austin was playing with some Lincoln logs and his horse on the changing table.

M:  Don't throw those sticks in the floor.
A:  Proceeds to drop each one of the Lincoln logs and slants a look at me.
M: Austin, I told you not to drop those sticks.
A:  I didn't drop them.  Little Red (the horse) dropped them.


M:  Austin, don't throw your legos. (as they crash to the ground and scatter).
A:  I didn't throw them.  They just crashed.

(This was some time ago...just before Christmas)

A:  Carry me.
M:  Austin, my arms are full.  I can't carry you.  You have to walk.
A:  I can't walk.  Carry me.
M:  Yes, you can walk.  Come on.
A:  I can't.  My tootsies don't work.