Some Matthew-isms

Watching his vocabulary grow:

[Inviting Dad to share a bagel with him] "Sih! Wigh heawh!" (Sit! Right here!)

[Dad opens the fridge door] "Hmm. Wes see..."

[Accepting Dad's offer] "Aw wigh." (All right.) Also: Rachel tells me he says Sure sometimes, but I haven't heard it yet. He used to say Okay on occasion; that seems to have taken a back seat to Aw wigh.

[Taking Matthew outside] "Tsurts!" (Church!) Clarification: Matthew likes to tromp around in the snow in our neighbors yards where the houses block enough sun to leave some unmelted in the grass. Some of our neighbors are touchy about the tromping of little feet, though, so I take him to the church where he can tromp as much as he likes.


And now, a little Matthew story: yesterday our son was a total pill after waking up from his nap far too early. He was grumpy all afternoon, whining a lot and throwing tantrums at the drop of a hat. I offered to take him out to give Rachel a break, but she wanted to come too. So, we went to the mall to let our pill run around. After running Mom and Dad ragged trying to keep up with him for half an hour, Dad spotted a baby-sitting service. $5 gets you an hour away from your son! A bargain at twice the price!

There were about half a dozen other kids in there playing, and Matthew couldn't wait to get in. Rachel was skeptical, but we left our cell phone number just in case and had a nice "date" for the next hour. The cell phone didn't ring and when we came back, he didn't want to leave. He really does like playing with (around, anyway) other kids. Still, it was getting close to bedtime, so we picked him up and he immediately reverted to grumpystiltskins mode.

He woke up happy this morning, though.