The Newest Edition of "Stuff Kids Say"

Our baby has started to talk up a storm - and most of the time, you can understand her...  You know, she does have two sisters - and a lot of extended family - to keep up with!  Here are a few of Brooke's latest antics:

• Up
• Down
• Open
• Blankie
• Baby
• More Milk Please - Thank You (and all the sign language that goes with it)
• Diaper
• Balloon
• Share / Turn (hmmm...)
• Show - Gabba Gabba (when riding in Mommy's car)
• Yogurt - and she'll try to get it out of the refridgerator
• CHEESE (every time the camera is out)
• Clap - especially when she wants everyone to "clap" because she took a bite of her supper
• Come on - and she'll pat her leg... do you think she's observed Cy a bit too much?
• Hand, as in "hold my hand".
• Grandma (FINALLY, at least finally, if you ask her grandmothers!)
• Not to be forgotten, Brooke has also clearly stated the name of every Aunt & Uncle!
• Wrong Way (as in "Papa, you're going the WRONG WAY!")
• No matter how hard we try, Brooke will NOT say "Neela".  If you ask her to say "Neela", she says "Kylie".  If you ask her to say "Kylie", she says "Kylie".  Go figure!   She will say "Stubborn!" :-)
• "I Love You": Another display of stubborness - if you ask Brooke to say "I love you", she says "Nope".  She only gives in when she is very tired... otherwise, she says "Nope", and laughs!
• On our way through St. Paul, Neela asked where we were.  I told her "St. Paul" - Brooke said "Ball".  Then Neela asked if this is where she saw the princesses, and I said "No, that was Minneapolis" - Brooke responded with "Apple".  So, to Brooke, it's not "St. Paul & Minneapolis" - it's "Ball & Apple".

Brooke's also getting pretty good at her animals - lions (and ROAR), frogs, bunny (hop, hop), cow (moo), pig, chicken (cluck, cluck), duck (quack, quack), giraffe, hippo, monkey, turtle...  And her body parts - she loves to show you her chin, cheeks, eyes, tongue and toes!

 

So, if Brooke is learning so many words - what are the big girls up to?  Here are a few of the new words Kylie is coming up with:

Stegasaurus - "He's the one with the spikes on his back"
Hypothesis - "A hypothesis is an idea you can test."
Technology - "Did you know XYZ is technology?" (this includes the fan in the bathroom!)
Detergent - "Mom, can we put some detergent on this stain so it will come right out?"
Force Flex - "Mom, this garbage bag has Force Flex so it won't tear"

 

I think Kylie is a sponge when it comes to new words and phrases - and it's pretty obvious when she says them!

Together, the twins are telling us about:
Skeleton, Bones, Elbow - "The bones in your body are part of your skeleton"
Muscles - "The muscles are on top of your bones"
Doctors - Kylie decided she wanted to be a doctor, she just doesn't know if she wants to be a small doctor, medium doctor or large doctor (this after Mommy explained that the size of her bones will determine how tall she is).  Then, Neela decided she wants to be a doctor, too...

The best line in the last few weeks... "Grandma doesn't live in a house, she lives in a barn" - this when Neela was telling Angie she couldn't wait to go to Grandma's farm for Easter.  Probably a mix up on the fact there's a barn on Grandma's farm - it still came out hilarious!