We’re going through a favorite words and phrases phase. Izzy cracks me up with her favorite word - “chemical”. It amazes me how often (and easily) a 2 year old can use the word “chemical” in conversation. Izzy anunciates the word in a very distinct way so that you can hear each sound each letter makes. Why she loves this word - I have no idea. Maybe because she knows that she is suppose to stay away from anything mommy calls a chemical and that just makes it all that more intriguing.
Zoe is into using a couple phrases over and over - “that’s okay” & “Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!” Apparhently, I say these things quite a bit - because she usually says them to me to help reassure me or point out a mini crisis situation.
Katie’s favorite words and phases change by the day. Right now - she’s into imitating the sound of a newborn cry. She heard a newborn cry the other day and was able to replicate it perfectly. She cracked me up - so she’s been throwing it in throughout the day.
Ben is involved in daily adventures in his fantasy world. He runs through the house talking out load telling stories - having some wonderful adventures. His main character is a person named Allison. He always says her name first before going into his fantasy world. I spoke with his dr. about this. She seems to think that this is a very healthy escape for him ( away from his sisters and something that is uniquely his). I must say that he is very creative. He acts out different scenes and has the characters learn new words. He sometimes incorporates stories he’s read into his play other times it’s just very random adventures. He gets pretty lost in his world - he doesn’t hear or see things that are going on around him (the other day his sisters were running back and forth behind him as he acted out an adventure - he never noticed). Part of me knows it’s a healthy outlet and part of me feel very bad that he had to create a fantasy world. Ah, mother’s guilt - it gets you all the time. I do feel very guilty that his activities are limited by our family dynamic.