New Izeyisms

Isaac has a spaceship night light, which he plays with when he's supposed to be sleeping. The other day he had something else that needed to be plugged into an outlet, and he asked where there was a "spaceship spot" that he could plug it into.

One morning when I went to get him up, Spike told me, "I'm so happy that you're here!"

One afternoon when Isaac was supposed to be napping, I came in to find his hands covered with diaper rash cream. I said, "Isaac, that is not to play with."
He said, "I shouldn't play with butt paste."
I said, "That's right. No playing with butt paste."
He said, "Momma plays with butt paste!"
Not usually, buddy.

Zach and I say the "Now I Lay Me" prayer with Izey. Recently, even though the boys no longer share a room, if we say the prayer above a whisper, he says, "No! Quiet guys! Baby Anders is sleeping!"

Last night as we tucked Isaac in, we were saying our usual I love yous and sleep goods and Isaac turned his back to us and said, "You guys go out the door now."

In the car, Spike was telling us why he wears each item of clothing: "...and I wear the tee shirt so I not be cold, and I wear the sweatshirt so I not be naked, and I wear the pants so I not be naked, and I wear the socks so I not be naked, and I wear the shoes so I not be naked."
In a similar narrative style, Isaac explained what he was doing as he lined up his toys one afternoon: "The big brother puts this here, and the big brother puts this here, and the big brother puts this here..."

The kid can break my heart too. Last week he had a hard time each morning when I left for work. One day I dropped him off at Miss Bethy's and he tried everything to get me to stay. He parked himself in my lap and said, "Momma, nurse baby Anders."
"Anders isn't hungry right now, honey."
"Momma, just hold me for a little bit."
"Okay, honey, I'll give you a big hug and a big kiss and then it's time to go."
"Miss Bethy, do you want momma to stay?"
That morning I had to leave while he cried, which simply sucks. Thankfully this week was much better.
Ever since his baby brother started smiling at him, Isaac asks anyone he meets, "Do you wanna smile at me?" Sometimes if I'm mad at him, he'll try to charm his way out of it. "Momma, do you wanna smile at me?"

I think because Miss Bethy calls Anders a "grumpy gus" when he's fussy, and because Isaac likes watching Cinderella, his latest nickname for Ando is "Gus-gus." He can always get Anders to smile with his silly, "Gus-gus! Gus-gus! Do you wanna smile at me?"

He's a funny kid!