Collin's Own Special Language

Collin is at such a fun (and exasperating!) stage. He talks all the time! (He gets that from his father - haha). Seriously, I was trying to explain to him today that he would get so much more playing done (and I would get more work done) if he didn't feel the need to report EVERY little thing to me.

I can understand most of what Collin says, but most other people need a translator. Below are some keys to understanding Collin's language (Collinian, maybe?)

• Bob = anyone with a hard hat
  
• cake mu-nin = cupcake
  
• Daddy's toy = any tool
  
• haircut = scissors
• handles = sandals
• heebo = hair bow
• hungries = any restaurant or place with a lot of tables
• make-a-ball = his silly putty
• minn = cinnamon (Every morning we make oatmeal for breakfast, and he tells me, "Need oats. Need sugar. Need minn. Need water."
  
• monster = penguins (We have a Backyardigans episode about a soccer monster to thank for this one).
  
• the need-cook-it = the microwave
• playdoh = cookie cutter
• special juice = any red juice
• stroller bike = the bike trailer
  
• tiger = his toy lizard (Try as I might, I cannot convince him it's not a tiger).
• truck shoes = rollerblades
• tunnel _______ = anything you can go through and/or under (tunnel table, tunnel chair, tunnel trees, etc)
• wee-wees = fishies

I'll leave you with a few things that Collin has said lately that put a smile on my face:

• When Jenna pulled herself up on a toy, "Mommy, she's so big!!"
• When Jenna fell down, "Oh, child" (said while shaking his head)
• "No books, Mommy. Want read Thomas story on Kindle."
• Holding up his white crayon that wouldn't write on white paper: "Mommy, my color broken. Need new one. Please."
• Speaking about his cousins: "Cole has head. Carter? He not have head."
• He asks, "Where'd that come from?" about everything.
• When his shoes were getting too small: "My toes stuck!"
• My personal favorite Trying to convince Jenna she didn't want to play with his bike: "Jenna, no bike. Too pretty ride bikes. Need ride in stroller bike." Where does he get this stuff?!?

How did my baby boy go from this.....

...to this so quickly?