I Want To Be Like Daddy!

Yesterday, my son and I were talking. He confidently says, "When I grow up, I want to be like daddy! I want to be as tall as him, act like him, so we can be twins." He smiles.

I giggle. I asked him, "Twins?"

He thought about it for a second and said, "We can't be twins. I will just be as tall as him."

I think it is pretty cool how he looks up to his father, who is a wonderful husband as well.

Having Fun

We went over to a friend's house, and then later took them to McDonald's to eat and play because it was too cold to play outside.

My son who is just beginning to have a cough played till his heart content. When we were home, I asked him if he had fun as he changed into his pajamas. He looked like he was ready for bed.

He said, "I had a little bit of fun because now I am sleepy."

Milestone: Writing Name

Today, my son wrote his name not clearly, but if you looked carefully you can tell it is his name. I know for a fact that his preschool has been working hard on practicing writing their names.

Lucky for him, he has a short last name, unlike some of his classmates who have double consonants.

Just thought I'd share that he wrote his name!

The Story of Chicken Little and its ending

POSSIBLE SPOILER:

I read the story "Chicken Little" to my son last night during bed time. He was listening very carefully. He even repeated the animals that went with Chicken Little to report to the king that the sky was falling.

He was rooting them on their journey. He was expecting a happy ending because all the other books had happy endings. He is at a stage where he assumes the ending is always good no matter what.

As we read the last page, saying that the fox had eaten all of them. My son was EXTREMELY disappointed that it caught me off guard. He said to me, "What happened to the animals? Did the fox really eat them or just pretend?"

Since I saw the disappointment and I knew it was going to bother him, I said a fib. I told him, "The fox and the other animals are playing hide and seek." He believed it and felt better by saying, "Ohhhhhhhh, Ok. What silly animals!"

Role Reversal

The weather was excellent considering it is still winter (most of the snow melted in the Midwest in the U.S.), so my son son and I ran some errands.

One of the errands was stopping at Subway to order sandwiches. My son said to me, "Are you sure we should order? We have better food at home than Subway."

I smiled at his comment (I really wanted to giggle). I told him, "Sure we have better food at home, but I think is a good day to get some Sub sandwiches."

My son replied, "True, today is a good day to get Sub sandwiches."

Milk and Cookies

My son said, "Mommy, I would like some milk and cookies so that I can dump my cookies in the milk." He was requesting milk and cookies for snack.

At first, I did not know what he meant when he said "dump my cookies in the milk." Then it hit me, that he meant "dunk".

So, I smiled at my son and said,"Oh OK, so you would like some milk and cookies to dunk?"

He said, "Yup." And smiled.

Idea of Spending the Night

Last night, my husband, son and I spent the night at my parents' house because it was

a. too cold outside, with winds more than 50 miles per hour.
b. too late to go home (it was 12:30 a.m.).

The next day, my son woke up excited because he realized that he was still at grandma and grandpa's home. "Wow, daddy. I would like to spend the night again," my son tell his dad.

Dad: "Well, you can sleep tonight at your grandparents'."

Son: "What about you and mommy?"

Dad: "No. You would spend the night by alone at grandma and grandpa's."

Son: "No, that is ok. I want to sleep with you guys."

Being A Diva

Today was my son's Christmas program at his preschool at 10:45 a.m., however I was meeting some friends for morning coffee when I asked them if they would like to come and watch my son and his class perform.

One said yes. We arrived about 10 minutes late to the program. It was cute. The kids were acting and singing.

After it was over, one of the moms came up to me and said, "Your son didn't want to participate because you hadn't come yet. It was so cute. He stood there with his arms folded, saying 'I'm not going to sing because my mommy is not here yet to see me sing. Mrs. Teacher said to him, 'your mom will be here soon.'"

I smiled. I gave my son a hug, complimenting on his performance. Then I asked him if he didn't participate in the beginning.

He said, "Yes because you didn't come, and then I participated because I was just joking!"

Wake Up, Leg!

I was sitting at the computer when I had mentioned to my son that my leg was asleep. He was sitting at his own toy computer next to mine.

As I moved my leg, I groaned a little because of the numbness. My son said to me, "I can't wake up my leg. It is asleep."

"Wake up leg," my son said as he moved his leg.

Today at McDonald's

My son and I were expecting some friends over today, but they had canceled at last minute. My poor son was waiting patiently for his play friend, and I had to gently break the news that they canceled.

He took it rather well. As a reward, I told him that I would take him to McDonald's, so that he can use some of his energy since it was too cold to play outside. We went to McDonald's after I had called a couple of my coffee friends to meet me there.

When my son was finished playing, he said to me, "I am ready for lunch now." I had told him to wait another five minutes because it wasn't lunch yet.

He said, "Mommy, if I play the minutes will go faster, right?" I nodded, and off he went to play as my coffee friends and I smiled at his comment.

Doing Art Activities

"Mommy, I did an art activity today," my son said proudly.

"Good for you!" I said. "What kind of art did you do?"

He said, "Hmm...I am not sure--either an apple or a pineapple. I have an idea. I will ask my teacher when I go back to school!"

Chocolate Nose

My son and I went visit my parents and siblings. My brother who is a little kid at heart loves my son to pieces.

My brother and son were hanging out in his bedroom. My brother comes out laughing. He tells me, "Listen to this."

He turns to pointing to his own nose, to my son pointing and asks, "What is that spot on my nose?"

My son asks in a serious tone, "Do you have chocolate on your nose?" The spot on my brother's nose was a little dark cut.

No, it wasn't from chocolate--but a cut from an icicle that hit him on the nose.

Horses wear shoes

"Mommy, horses wear shoes just like us!" my son said.

"They do," I said.

"They wear shoes so their feet won't get hurt," my son said.

I immediately thought a learning experience, so I told him, "That is why we always wear shoes when we are out, right?"

He said, "Yes."

Now, he will remember this and will want to wear shoes when he is outside!

Hidden Agenda

We were eating breakfast, when my son said to me, "Mommy, you're the best!"

I said to my son, "Aaaw. Thanks. You're the best, too!"

"Can you please give me a glass of water to drink?" he asked.


My son gave me a compliment first, then asked for a favor (lol).

Catching Up On Current Events

Today, I had agreed to pick my my son's friend from preschool when I picked up my son to help some friends out.

As we were driving to my son's grandparents' home for a quick errand, I overheard the conversation between my son and his friend. It was so cute because to me it was the "adult" version of catching up on current events, I smiled.

Here goes:

Son: You and I are going to my grandparents' house.

Friend: Oh yeah, my grandparents live here (meaning in town).

Son: Where do they live?

Friend(did not point at all): You turn left here, then you have pass something, and then you are there.

We just passed a construction site for a new Walgreen.

Son: Over there, they are building...what are they building again mommy?

I: Walgreen

Son: Oh yeah, a Walgreen. It is a store.

Friend: I know that already. It is going to be cool. I have been to Walgreen.

Let's just say that my son and his friend had a great time playing and eating lunch and dinner together.

Feliz Navidad!

My son sang this version of "I Want To Wish You A Merry Christmas!"

"I want to wish you a Merry Christmas. I want to wish you a Merry Christmas. Feliz Navidad. Feliz Navidad. From the heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart!"

I asked him if he knew what Feliz Navidad meant. He said "From the heart."

He is learning this song for a Christmas program at preschool.

Stop Arguing With Me!

Today, I told my son to "Stop arguing with me." He is known to do that, argue until he gets his way which is not very often.

When I kept telling him that he cannot wear tank-top to bed in the middle of winter, he tells me in a strict voice, "Mommy, stop arguing with me!"

That is Your Body Button!

My son and I were naming body parts. He is into trying to remember them all. Before he pointed to the next body part, he said, "That is your body button!"

I asked him what he said again.

"Your body button."

"Oh," I said laughing. "That is your belly button!"

He laughed.

Those Cars Don't Have Muscles

My son and I bought two cheaply made big plastic cars that cost $1 each, from our local retail store. Although, I hate those cheaply made toys, I want my son to make his own decisions to a certain extent.

Within minutes of playing with those cars, they broke. I told my son that it was the last time we would buy those kinds of toys. I added, "They are not strong enough."

My son said, "Mommy, you're right. These cars don't have muscles."

Art Makes Me Wild A Little Bit

As I took my son to preschool, I reminded him that he has to do an art activity if there is one because his teacher had told me that he does not like or want to do art. I explained to her that he wants to play.

My son said, "OK mommy, but I want you to know that art makes me wild a little bit."

All Presidents Wear Little Flags On Their Suits

"All presidents wear little flags on their suits," my son said as a matter of fact.

See what happened was yesterday, I was skimming though the latest of Time Magazine. As I was skimming a page with U.S. president George W. Bush, my son points to him and asks, "Mommy, is that the president?

My eyes became huge and my mouth dropped open. I asked him to repeat what he had asked. He asked "Is that the president?"

I laughed a little bit, and I said yes. I also asked him how did he know that was the president?

He replied, "All presidents wear little flags on their suits--just like the president on Cory in the House!"

Hmmm...What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?

I had taken my dad to the doctor's office. My son went with us. He was asking me to explain a poster that was hanging up in the doctor's office. I explained to him that was a kidney, lung, heart, etc.

Then I had asked him in front of my dad, if he was planning to be a doctor. He said, "No, I want to be a chef. No, I want to be like you or my daddy." I told him that I was a teacher. He then asked what did daddy do. I told him, he was a forklift driver.

I then asked him, "What if daddy doesn't want you to be a forklift driver?"

He thought about for one second, and then replied, "I will then be a Walmart guy." I continued to ask him what if his dad said no.

Determined and confident, my son replied, "Then I will be a Super-Walmart guy."

Back from Hiatus!

Hello world.

My son and I are back from Hiatus. I hope to continue recording my son's thoughts and musings of this world.

It has been fun growing with a four year old boy, especially when he tries to interpret the world.

We plan to blog 5-7 days per week. Keep visiting us!

"You Are Not Supposed To Do That"

"Mommyyyyyyyyyyy, you are not supposed to turn yet because the [traffic] light is yellow. You are supposed to stop on yellow and red," my son was telling me as I turned left.

The truth was the light turned yellow as I was turning left, and that is what I explained to him. He said, "My teacher said that yellow means stop, just like red."

Hopefully, he will still be a safe driver when he turns 16!

Stop following me, moon!

As we were driving home, my son says to me, "Mommy, why is the moon following me? Everywhere we go, the moon is following me, why?" I explained to him that the moon was so big that it looked like it followed everyone.

Does anyone know why it appears like the moon or sun does follow you? If so, leave me a comment.

Do Me A Favor, Please

I picked up my son today from preschool. I always like to know what he does at preschool, so every preschool day, I ask him what did he do. He always tells me that he played with his friends. I would ask him if he did art activities, listened to story time, etc. He would say yes, and then he would tell me the specifics.

On our way home today, he says to me, "Mommy, do me a favor please." I wanted to giggle, he just amazes me with his thinking and vocabulary. I said, "What would you like me to do?" He said, "Take me to McDonald's for lunch." I said, "Sorry, not today." He said, "It's a favor, pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase."

Before I changed the subject, I reminded him that fast food restaurants are junk food--it's ok to eat sometimes (emphasizing the word sometimes). He said, "Ok, fine."

"I have chicken pops!"

My son woke me up to tell me that he had the "chicken pops." No, that is not a typo. As he was scratching his arms, my son said, "Mommy, I have chicken pops!" I told him to let me see. He did. I told him, "Those are not chicken pox, they are mosquito bites."

He insisted what he was scratching were "chicken pops."

This Is Just The Beginning

I will be recording my son's views and interpretations of the world.