Cute Hayden sayings

Although I always appreciate your encouragement, my last post wasn’t prompted by frustration or disappointment with motherhood. (It’s actually the result of conversations with Ryan about whether or not working or pursuing further education with small children is ‘selfish,’ though perhaps the post sounds a bit far afield from that.)

Yeah, I talked about how much of a drudgery motherhood can be with several concrete details (some exaggerated, but not by much). But it wasn’t out of bitterness or frustration—though perhaps it was out of resignation.

And yes, I know that being a mom’s not all bad (and being a working mom isn’t all bad either). So now might be a good time to share the cute phrases I’ve been collecting from Hayden over the last week or two.

• “What dis sheener do?” (What does this machine do?)
• “I so cited see you!” (I’m so excited to see you! Upon returning home to me)
• “What’s going on in here?” (Upon seeing a rather lot of stuff in the car.)
• “It’s windin’ awound” (The wind is blowing around us.)
• “Get more a’ store.” (Said whenever we run out of something.)
• [turns straw to me] “Do dis: gu’p! Gu’p! Gu’p! Ahhh! Mmm!”
• “Guess what! [repeat] I yub you!”
• [Aunt Brooke: Tell me about baby Becca.] “Whad a ’bout baby Becca?”
• “Know what? I yub you!”
• “Wayda minit! Wayda minit! Wayda minit!” (Wait a minute!)
• “Fix it better!”
• “Openinin it!”
• “Turn it yowder” (‘louder’—turn up the television. Opposite of “Turn it yiddle!”)
• “Dis one’s strong an’ hewfy!” (This one’s strong and healthy, said of a battery.)
• “Don’ wowwy.” (worry) and “Don’ wowwy; I god it.”
• “I yubs you [jump up an octave] ‘O MUCH!”
• “Reawwy???”
• “How me feew? Me feew happy!”
• “I been freaming for days!” (I’ve been screaming for days.)
• “Why not?” (Instead of “Why?”)
• “B’cuz”/”B’cuss”/”P’cuss” (Because, often given by itself as an explanation. Wonder where he gets that from?)
• “Gooooo Cougars!” (upon seeing our alma mater’s logo)
• “I soakin’ wet!” (when he is)

Sometimes, you just have to laugh (and not just to keep from crying).