The Overgeneralization Continues

No direct quote at the moment, but wanted to pop in to report that the overgeneralization of the past has progressed. Alex now uses the correct irregular forms of the past but adds the -ed. So instead of "seed" he now says, "sawed," for example. Another cognitive leap in the language acquisition journey!

May 6

Found a scrap of paper with this scrawled on it:

"Look! My penis is deaf."

Wha????

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Today when getting out of the bath:

Jim said: You have goosebumps

Alex replied: I want to give them back to the goose.

May Day!

"You have butt cheeks!"

Pause

"So do I!"

Pause


"You have bigger butt cheeks!"

Shouted down the stairs, "Daddy, you have even bigger butt cheeks!"

Words to Wake Up To:

First words out of Alex's mouth this morning:


"Farts are burps that come out of our tushies, and burps are farts that come out of our mouths!"

A suggestion for a gift for someone last week:

"I know! How about a new pair of pants that we decorate ourselves?" Um... no.

In No Particular Order

I have a pile of little slips of paper with various Alex gems since my last post. So, in no particular order, here we go:

After swimming lesson: I wanna go home in the pool.

While playing Candyland: Sometimes I call the double ones a single double one.

Why is it quiet when there's no noise?


I'm going to eat myself, but I'm going to leave my head outside so I can watch.


We're not a bear, but we can have bare feet.

Look! That's why they call it fluoride! (Several months ago, as he put his fluoride pill on the floor)

Ceiling Sauce

Alex woke up this morning talking about ceiling sauce. What the hell is that?????

The Truth Hurts. Or it's all about the milk?

Today:


Your boobies are fat.

Then later, while playing with two different Mr. Potato Head sets:


If we let that one be this one, then he would be THAT one.

And:


Is he dancing on that train? Is he dancing on the milk car?

Me: Who?

Alex: Nathan Gunn.

Okaayyyyyyyy........

The other day:


Let's go flying around Florida in big milk machines.

And my favorite: Mommy, let's go play!

Grownups

I wanna change to a grownup now.

Colorless Green Ideas

Children acquire language and learn about the world at the same time. My son Alex was born on June 6, 2004. He will be 4 this coming June. Like all kids his age, he says from very silly things. This blog is to document it! This first post is a catch up on all the things I can remember him saying... only because I've written them down.

About 18 months ago, while reaching for a pair of sunglasses:

Now wear these sunglasses to me.

Last week:

I think mommy has a bunch of cowboys in her underpants.
Where does the sky start?
I'm not gonna believe how much fun I'm going to have building this train track.

A few months ago:

What is time?
Why is Diego (our cat) a cat?