Non, Nein, Nyet, Nuh Uh

And so it has come, the era of No. Last week, Peter started saying no clearly and firmly. He had always relied on the simple head shake before, but now he can just say no. And so he does. It was nice last week when we'd get just a single no, but now he's on to the no-no-no-no-no-no-no response. He doesn't even need to be asked a question for that to come out.

 

I thought he might be saying it just for the sake of saying it, so I tested him.

 

"Peter, do you want to change your diaper?"

 

No.

 

"Do you want to go night-night?"

 

No.

 

"Do you want to take a bath?"

 

No.

 

"Do you want to have some ice cream?"

 

Yeah!

 

 

 

 

He's probably at the doorway to the toddler verbal explosion. He is saying a lot more, but he's working on making the things he says clearer. Case in point: I put him in his car seat last week, and afterwards said "I love you, Peter." He then said back to me "ah lff" and smiled. He also has been saying "doo" for juice, but him mom coaxed a "joo" out of him after several attempts.

 

This afternoon he called me at work. I picked up the phone and before I could even say hello he shouted “Da Da!” After recovering my hearing, I asked him if he was being a good boy. “Yeah!” I asked if he was playing. “Yeah!” I asked if he was playing with Mommy. “Yeah!” I asked if Mommy was being good. Then there was a pause. “Yeah.” I guess I’ll have to make sure he isn’t covering something up for her when I get home.

 

And I would be remiss if I did not let you know that I have had the Thomas and Friends theme song stuck in my head most of the day. It’s not the most pleasant experience.