where did YOU come from?

[thesynergizer]

I was just tickling Ben on the couch and he was kicking and laughing. I was kissing him all over but mostly on the cheeks and he said, "Go back where you came from!"

??????

I repeated, "Go back where you came from?"

and he said, "OK!!!!"

and then I inwardly winced, imagining this.

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[iamsuperkate]

I really think my child is attempting to get back inside sometimes. Via my neck. how scary is that, yo?

[thesynergizer]

it really does seem to be what they want, huh? mine screams "MAMA!!!" at the top of his lungs, like he can't find me, even when he's in my arms.

i say "i'm right here"

but it never seems to make him happy.

[iamsuperkate]

its gonna be bad when mine actually talks, huh?

which, by the way, he doesn't really say mama or dada, but is getting quite good at shoes. SHOES!

[thesynergizer]

LOLOL at shoes!!!!

and yeah, you're in for it bad. i remember begging ben to say mama. please, just say mama.

now, he whines it over and over again in the car. it basically means "i am not completely happy at this moment. fix it now!!!"

it makes me want to pull out my hair. when he actually USES his words to communicate, then it's lightyears better than just crying. but when all he'll do is whine "mama" in that horrible whiny sing-song voice, it's almost worse than crying. at least with crying, i could send papa. :-)

[iamsuperkate]

oh, andrew used to whine mamamamama. just this last week, he changed it to mememememememe. Because he is a very tortured soul, and I am oppressing him oh so much plopping him on that changing table, oh yes I am.

[thesynergizer]

ha ha ha. this is turning into a baby stories post, huh?

when ben was like 14 or 15 months, and not really talking that much yet, he used to cry "iwantmymama" when he was really upset. (usualy when stephen tried to put him to bed)

he wasn't really talking, it was way beyond his abilities, he was just crying. but it actually did sound exactly like that's what he was saying. and it was probably true. :-)

[iamsuperkate]

Oh, I love translating what they are saying. Turns into some awfully funny comversations!