Yay Yay Ai Yo

This is Ben's little ditty. We have no clue where he got it from. Maybe he's going to be a composer! For weeks now, he's been singing "Yay Yay Ai Yo." He'll even do it on command if you ask him to sing his song.

I guess my singing ability must not be so great because anytime I start singing, both boys adamantly say, "NOOOO!!! No Mom!" Which of course just makes me want to sing more. 

They've begun the pretending stage. Most of the pretending revolves around monsters. This all started when they heard the ice maker on the fridge and they'd ask "What's that?" to which their dad would reply, "There's a monster in the fridge!" Now there are monsters all over-- if they're not in the fridge, they're at the front door or in the basement or in the fireplace. 

Both boys can answer "What's your name?" and "How old are you?" Though Dewey has a little more trouble with remembering numbers so sometimes Ben has to help him with his age.

Some other funny things they say...
Cimmanon for Cinnamon.
"Oh No" for oatmeal.
They've made up their own sign for syrup. They wave their hand in circles above their bowls.
Luke was trying to figure out what Ben was doing the other day and I hear, "Ben what doin?"
Luke calls my slippers "slipperys" which sounds more like "sipperdees".
Food is nummy (yummy).
I just love the way they say "fried chicken" especially Luke-- he says it with a southern accent.

One of my favorite things about this stage is nap time. And not just because I get a little breather. Our routine for nap time has been the same for 7 months now. Both boys sit with me in our comfy rocker. Ben on my lap and Luke next to me with his right arm linked through my left arm. Ben still falls asleep in my arms for naps and then I put Luke in his crib where he quickly falls asleep. I love that I can still rock my babies to sleep at 2 and 3 years old!