“I Probably Did Yesterday”

This is Max. Max is a funny kiddo. Here he is petting Koda, Aunt Julie and Brock’s Husky. If you know my kids and dogs, you’d know that this was an extremely brave thing for Max to do. He really liked Koda and thought it was funny when the dog licked his toes.

He is working on saying sentences and he occasionally gets stuck on a word and uses it for everything. The past few weeks that word has been “Probably.”

Mom, “Max, quickly run and go potty.”
Max, “I probably did.”
Mom, “Max, you’re doing a potty dance. Quick.  Go.”
Max, “But I did… probably yesterday.”
Finally mom escorts him.

He says “yesterday” for anything that happened before the present moment. He’s also in a denial phase about potty. He’s realized that it’s an annoyance he doesn’t want to deal with.

We had family over on Monday for a bbq and the guests commented that Max sure laughs a lot. It’s true. The next morning within 1 minute of waking up, he was smiling and laughing about something silly.

Another cute thing about Max is that he says encouraging things. When Jimmy spent a few hours redoing our garden, Max sat nearby and said things like, “You’re doing a good job Dad” over and over.

Sometimes he’ll come up to me and say, “I like your hair mom.” or “Your hair looks beautiful.” … Usually when I think my hair is gooby. He also says, “How’s your baby, mom?” Then he has a little conversation at my belly, “Hi Baby. How doing? Ok. Bye.”

Overall, he’s a funny kiddo. He’s full of drama and personality. Will we survive his silliness and drama? … probably.