Toddler Vocabulary

It appears as though Nicholas has discovered how to really push his limits with Mama and Daddy (and I'm sure Mimi and his teachers at MDO too).  Some toddler phrases that he is now trying on us include:

• No mine!
• Move
• Give me that
• Why not?

I know this is a toddler rite of passage, but we are doing everything we can to remove these phrases from his vocabulary (except for "No" and "Why Not" if used appropriately).  He does have some cute words and phrases that include:

• Oh Boy!
• Goodness Gracious!
• Whatcha donut?  - AKA what are you doing?
• Opopus - AKA octopus

My favorite thing he has started recently is "talking to Gigi or PawPaw" on the phone.  He has my old cell phone and will randomly pick it up and carry on the following conversation every time...
"Hello.  Hey Gigi!  No.  Good.  Bye Bye"  It cracks me up every time I hear him do this.  I suppose he has heard mama say this a time or two.

Nicholas likes saying his ABC's but tends to skip over a few here and there (Ex:  X takes the place of S, so he says Q R X Y and Z.  He then says "now I know my A B C D..." so that he goes in a continuous loop of ABCs.  He will also sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  Gabe's favorite part is when Nicholas says "how I wonder what ya high" instead of "how I wonder what you are".  My favorite is the line "like a diamond in the sky" which for Nicholas sounds more like "like e diamond in the ky". 

Gabe and I also got a kick out of him last Sunday on the way home from church.  Nicholas was talking about a show on Disney called Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  He was talking about Jake and Captain Hook.  There is also a parrot on the show and I couldn't think of his name so I asked Nicholas.  He thought for a moment and then said "Scully" which was correct.  I love seeing his little brain at work.  My little guy is growing up!   

I cut his hair today and he always looks so old afterwards!  I was prepared this time with Teddy Grahams and Bambi dvd and had no crying or screaming at all.  Woohoo!  Mama was excited about that.