Mine

Carlos' vocabulary is definitely growing. He repeats almost everything you ask him to with a big grin and smile. He can count up to three, and finds it funny to count with me when I am counting as I am waiting for someone to do something or listen. It's hard to stay focused because he breaks my attention with his charming voice and smile. Every once in a while, you get a stern "no" if he doesn't want to do it. He has definitely started using "no" more liberally, and he has also started using "mine." I am sure those are every two year old's favorite words. He is quick to tell Emma and Gavin mine when they want to play with a toy he has at the moment. Tonight I had Carlos, Emma and Sammy in the bath together. Carlos likes to play and walk around in the tub. When he was standing near Emma she was reaching up, when I heard Carlos say "mine." I'm sure you can imagine what Emma was trying to grab, and lets just say that it was not toy. It was hard to not laugh, but I didn't want it to become a game for Emma, so I gave her as serious as a look as I could at that moment. She went back to playing with her caterpillar cups, and that was the end of that. My baby boy is growing up and that makes me a tad sad, but at the same time I am happy that he knew his body is his.