I want to bottle this boy up and keep him this way forever!

After reading a book about enter and exit over the summer-Lane seems to be the enter and exit nazi:

Lane- uh, momma
Me- (turning into an exit because I missed my turn into a parking lot) yes Lane
Lane-I sink you are going in the exit and you should go in the enter over there.
Me-Ok, thank you.

Lane: I haf to go poop. Or no maybe I just went yesterday.
Me: giving him a look
Lane: runs to the potty and then calls me when he's done.
Me: Did you go!?
Lane: Yep, see it's like a train.

Lane: (during lunch) I used all my manners to say yes ma'am and no thank you!

Lane:(during that same lunch) I'm a mighty machine!

Lane: Momma, look at my measure tape. It's all the way down.
Me: Awesome!
Lane: Momma, don't say awesome, say uh oh!
Me: oh sorry, uh oh!


Lane using the sand from the mortar for the brick as a play ground.

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He's already asked Chuck to leave this sand pile right where it is!

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Lane: 2 years, 11 months, 5 days

An interview.

Me: How many french toast sticks would you like for breakfast?

Lane: 3,4,5

Me: How many blueberries do you want?

Lane: 3, 4, 5

Me: How many cars do you see?

Lane: 3,4,5

(you get the picture)

Me: Where do you live?

Lane: Um, in Greendo

Me: What is your name?

Lane: Yane David McCondo

Me: Did you hear the storm last night?

Lane: Yeah, it was all like scratchy.

Me: Do you see the airplane.

Lane: It went like, pop!

Me: Your birthday is coming up. When is your birthday?

Lane: two August

Me: What would you like for your birthday?

Lane: some trucks at the apartment

Me: How old are you going to be?

Lane: um, 2

Me: Well you are 2 now, how old are you going to be?

Lane: free!

(Parker crawls up to him)
Lane: Oh Parker, I'm so happy to see you.


Lane: um. momma, I want french toast sticks and TV.


I guess this interview is over!

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From the mouth of Lane

"I was like serious, mom" I mean, I was like, what?!"

Yes he said this after picking him up from the playroom at the gym. It was even complete with hand and head movements. Hilarious!

I had him say it again so I could record it. Not the full effect, bu you get the idea!

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(I don't even know if I want to admit this one!) "Did you get the beers?"
This was after he spent the weekend with Matt and Matt watching basketball games. He must have heard one of them say that.

"I love you too." After I put my forehead to his forehead right before he went down for a nap. So cute, cause I didn't say it, but my actions must have told him how I was feeling. :-)

"I waked up. I had good nap."

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From the mouth of Lane

While putting his arms through the sleeves of Parker's coat: "Hi Mom, I'm Parker"

While delivering Meals On Wheels: "Oh, look Momma, that a old man." (One of our stops is to a retirement community. Good thing the "old man" was hard of hearing)

While in the car listening to Wheels on the Bus:"I love you too mommy!" (After the part where they say "the mommy on the bus says I Love You, I Love You, I Love You')

"I can't hear it, the music. Turn it up" (Apparently the music in the car wasn't loud enough for him!)

"Bye, Mom! I going to work. Have fun. I miss you and have a good day" while riding on his dump truck to "work."

After hearing him playing in his bed and not napping, I went up there. I walked in and saw him standing up, in his bed, with a blanket over his head and I could hear him talking. When he pulled the blanket off, he saw me and jumped a little bit because I startled him and goes "Oh Hi mom, I a ghost."

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From the mouth of Lane

Lane: I wanna read big brother book, ok momma?
Me: Ok, that's a good one!
Lane: Yeah.
Me: You're a big brother, aren't you.
Lane: No, I'm Yane.

This is what happens after spending 2 weeks at Grandparents house:
Me: What would you like for breakfast?
Lane: a doughnut? (he answers in a question cause he already knows the answer.) :-)
Me: No, you can't have a doughnut for breakfast. That's only for some times like when Daddy brings you one on Saturday mornings. How about something else like a waffle or pancakes or a smoothie?
Lane: Noooooo, (stops and thinks for a minute) Ohhhhh, I know!
Me: yes?
Lane: how bout a cookie? (because I believe Papa let him have a cookie one morning ;-)
Me: No, cookies are only for special snacks, not for breakfast silly!
Lane: Ohhhhhh

Yes, I have some "undoing" to do!

Lane: I want paci momma.
Me: Paci's are for baby's, you're not a baby.
Lane: Yes, paci's are for baby's and for Yane.

"Mornin' Momma! I had a good nap," said Lane on Saturday morning after waking up from a nighttime sleep.

After walking into the bathroom to see Matt combing Lane's wet hair after getting a bath Lanes goes, "Oh hi momma, I all ceen (clean)."

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From the mouth of Lane

When trying to fit his bowl in the cup holder..."It too tight, it doesn't fit."

When trying to close the cabinet door..."Watch your butt, momma."

When watching Shrek 2 and a "scary" part came on..."No, I don't want it."

ME: Lane, what would you like for lunch?
LANE: Some yummy food, momma!

Consoling Parker while she was crying..."It's ok Parker, no monsters. I right here."

"Ohhhhh, It's Papa's, momma" while he was playing in my drawer in the bathroom and found the Excedrin.

"Yooooook, I decorate it!" after hanging his ornament that he made at school on the door knob.

He currently has a REALLY hard time parting with his library books. When he's with me and we drop them in the book drop, he usually cries...especially if we don't have time to go into the library and check out new ones.

Follows almost every sentence with "oookkkkaaaayyyy"

LOVES to Skype and always asks to "talk on puter."

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From the mouth of Lane

We keep a beer fridge in the garage and apparently Lane knows it. The other night he saw Matt heading out the door and he said "Da-ee get bee-ir"

He looked outside and said "it's cold outside" and I said "yes, it's winter" and he said "no it's cold."

"I'll show you" has got to be his favorite phrase.

When he's in the bathroom with me, which is almost every time I go (I know the rest of you moms can relate!) he says to me "Good Job, momma! Very good job" after he hears me pee.

He prefaces most things with "I need." "I need truck, momma." I need cacker, momma."

We were talking about Santa and how he's gonna come and bring presents to our house when we're sleeping. About 10 minutes later we heard the garage door. Lane ran to the front door and goes "It's Santa! He here with pesents!"

He'll hide something in his hand and then pull it out and go "Seeprise!" (surprise)

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From the mouth of Lane

at 2 years 4 months

While talking to family on the phone:
'Hi, its me Yane, I am 2 years old.'

While I was talking on the phone he comes in with a basket and goes:
'Happy Halloween! I am getting treats in my basket!'

He loves to use pronouns at the moment...especially 'its.'

Everytime I hang up the phone he'll ask
'Was it Nonie?'
'Was it Nene?'
'Was it Papa?'
'Was it Cece?'
'Was it Grandma?'

'I don't wanna go bed, I wanna sit on cowch and watch football.'

When he's leaving the room he'll say 'I be righ back one second.'

'I try it, but I no like it' (When he tries a new food)

'Put her down righ der' (when I have Parker and he wants me to do something for him)

Climbs up on the stool, sits down, puts his hands on his chin and elbows on the table and goes 'Soooo, how you?' to Matt while he's eating lunch.

'Ohhhhh! Hi Da-ee, whach you doin?'

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Berries on Steroids

Look at our 'berries' this week. They're huge!








I tried to have Lane hold them, but as soon as he got a hold of them they went straight in his mouth!




(The one on the right is a more average size blueberry.)

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B or D says 'buh' or 'duh'

No worries my kindergarteners were always confused with b and d...they look so much alike and sound so much alike...it's so hard! (to a 5 year old) And Lane seems to be following that trend...

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G says 'guh'

I swear Sesame Street has taught my child to talk. Of course he hears me talk enough, but by watching Sesame Street he learns sounds and letters. I've noticed he says more words with blends (bl, pl, etc) and digraphs (ch, sh, etc). (Have I lost ya? It's the teacher in me!) Anyway, as a beginning talker I would think it would be easiest to say words like cat, dog, ball, which he does, but most of his vocabulary is made up of words with blends, like please, or digraphs, like cheese, shoe. Weird? I think so and what may be even more weird, or sad, is that I actually am analyzing this...but again...it's the teacher in me!

So anyway, after our crazy time on Wednesday, I went to clean up dinner and Matt sat him on the couch with his paci and turned on Sesame Street to calm him down before books and bedtime. He was really wound up! I was in the kitchen and I could hear him saying 'guh 'guh' guh' 'guh' over and over again. I didn't think much of it. So when I was done I went and sat by him and noticed Elmo was telling a story to Maria and he was using lots of 'g' words. And of course, the letter of the day was 'g.' Then I put two and two together.

I asked him what sound does 'g' make and he said:

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And now he can say Gigi! (She's my cousin) 

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Talking up a storm

One day last week I said to my mom and Matt, "At Lane's 15 month appointment, we talked about what words he can say, and it was only a handful. The Dr. said, just wait until his 18 month he will be talking up a storm. I started thinking about his words about 2 weeks ago and how he wasn't talking up a storm." I told them I didn't think there was any way he would be "talking up a storm" because his appointment was in a week. 

And then Sunday came, January 24, 2010 and all the sudden Lane started "talking up a storm!"  It was like the red seas parted and Lane had words. He now, officially as of 1/24/10, repeats just about anything you say and tries to communicate with you by saying what he wants. It's new and exciting for us right now, but can also be frusturating. His favorite word right now is "please." He says it all the time, especially when he really wants something. But the frusturating part is sometimes he'll only start saying please and we don't really know what he wants. It breaks my heart when I can't give him something even when he says please, like a knife or a thermometer he wants to play with that we only take rectal readings on. But I have to draw the line somehwere even though he is using his manners. He also signs please as he says it so he really gets his point across.

Some other words he says on his own are cheese, cookie (I swear that was his first word and boy does he love saying it!), cake, thank you, cracker, car, football, hi, bye, momma, dada, papa, various animal sounds, night night, this, beans, uh-oh, oh and of course, grapes (in his own German dialect). I can't really think of anymore. I'm sure I'll think of more as soon as I post this, but you get the idea! And suddenly he's repeating any word that we say, so he's really getting brave and trying new words.

I haven't taken any pictures or videos since last week. So I have nothing to share with you. I'm sorry it's only words today, and I hope that they weren't too boring, but this is really something to remember for the baby book!

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