Talking Things Through

Noah is at such a precious age where he's discovering the world, piecing things together, and talking to us about them. I usually record these conversations on Facebook, but I've excerpted some here... (in reverse order)

Jan 18 at 12noon: I told Noah that God made him. Noah: "Where is he?" Me: "He's everywhere. You can talk to him anytime." Noah: "He made me build a boat. Where is it?"

Jan 7 at 10:37am: Noah has just figured out how to whisper and it's adorable. Who knew that was a skill?

Dec 12 at 4:16pm: I have a T-Rex who just woke up from a nap and is happily roaring in his crib upstairs.

Dec 7 at 3:49pm: I was trying to explain to Noah that Daniel is his "cousin" but Noah just corrected me: "Daniel not a cousin, Daniel a boy!" Well, good enough for now.

Nov 25 at 4:48pm: Waiting at the pharmacy for Aaron's meds and Noah keeps asking to "See farmer?" (or "pharmer"?)

Nov 18 at 8:28pm: I was putting Noah to bed when the heat kicked on. Noah: What's that? Me: Hot air that comes in thru the vents in your ceiling (pointing). Noah perking up considerably: Hot air!? Hot air balloon!? I think he's still looking for a balloon to float into his room from the vent.

Nov 13 at 11:12am: Trimming our bushes, every time I gave Noah a clipping to put in the trash, he said "tank u."

Nov 12 at 11:18am: Noah just saw a little girl playing with a doll and asked what it was. I told him and then asked if he wanted to play with it? He turned back to me and said, No I want a truck!

Nov 3 at 5:14pm: Thought Noah said he was cooking "dirt." I should have known - he meant "dessert."

Oct 11 at 12:07pm: I should not have answered honestly when Noah asked what was on the windshield; now he's happily chatting about "bird poopoo."

Oct 8 at 12:41pm: Driving, just started to rain. Noah keeps telling me to "clean up rain" (use windshield wipers).

Oct 1 at 7:06pm: Whoa! Noah just counted to 10!! (skipping 4 each time, but who's counting...) Where did he learn to do that? I was in such shock, I asked him to do it again. Then he even said it to Daddy on the phone (a minor miracle of its own since he usually just stares at the phone). I underestimate that kid.

Oct 1 at 12:14pm: I have two GPS in my van - the garmon and the 2-yr-old. Amazing how the latter knows we have to go "this way" to get to the park, grocery, or McD's.

Sept 27 at 5:59pm: I love hearing Noah say "Daddy pay?" (play) and seeing him hand Josh a truck. Also loves that "Daddy pays."

Sept 18 at 8am: Noah asked me if "Trucks eat food?" so I told him they "drink gas." His response: "Trucks drink water?" Don't I wish!

Aug 13 at 9:05pm: At dinner tonight, Noah pointed to himself (for clarification apparently) and said, "Noah drive trash truck." And lest you think he doesn't understand, he's on a first-name basis with our trash truck driver (Sam).

Aug 6 at 5:06pm: I was reading "Beauty and the Beast" to Noah when he informed me that Beauty's father drives a dump truck, and the Beast serves Beauty peanut butter & jelly, oatmeal, and apples. He also insists that the prince is a lady. Actually, he does look kind-of...

July 17 at 8:19pm: Noah just told me his soup is "juicy." Yes, I suppose it is.

June 17 at 11:01pm: I was looking at animal pictures with Noah. We started pointing out all their tails. Then he looked at me, put his hands on his rear end, and said, "Tail?"