This Little Guy

Throughout EB's toddler-hood, I was diligent about recording her little sayings and EB-isms. B, on the other hand, has been a victim of being the second child. There have been so very little posts on all of the cute little things that my darling little boy has uttered. Not to mention the fact that I need to build more ammunition that I can pull out to embarrass him when he reaches his teenage years. So, here it a brief compilations of B at three.

B's favorite color. Ever since he was two, he has been very particular about his favorite color. The color of sunshine, or as he would call it:  “Ye-wow.”  Here is B in his favorite hat. Favorite jacket. Cowboy hat. Favorite car. All ye-wow.

And recently, he announced: “Mommy, I want to have a big, ye-wow, race car party for my birthday!”

Learning and using grown-up phrases. B definitely benefits from having an older sibling by learning to use rather grown-up phrases. Ever since he was barely three, he was able to use rather adult phrases in right context. Example:

Me: “B, you need to come and wash your hands.” -- Me
B: “No, Mommy, I’m gooood!”

Concept of time. In B's world, there are only three sets of times:
1. Today: something that happens in the next few minutes. e.g.

     B: Can we go to the park?

     Me: Yes, later.

     B (with his shoes on): I'm ready!
     Me: I said later.
     B (whining): But you said I can go to-day!

2. Yesterday: anything that happens before that moment. it doesn't matter if it happened a year ago or an hour ago; it's all yesterday to B.

3. Tomorrow: anything that happens after the moment.

Trying to talk like the Brits. He heard the phrase "ta-ta" on one of the TV shows, and thought it was the most hilarious thing ever said. So much so that he started using the phrase. Except instead of saying "ta-ta," he says "tee-tee".

Till next time; tee-tee for now.

A Way With Words Year 3 + Season Premiere

This is my third annual installment of capturing funny little EB-isms. She's growing up so fast, I'm hoping that I have another few years before these funny little EB-isms become full-on bratty, ungrateful EB-isms (did I tell you that I'm a bit fearful of the tween/teenage years?)

While I'm at it, I thought I'd start throwing in some B-Boy-isms for a good measure.

The Latest EB-isms

"Jesus of God"
EB is in awe of the mightiness of God and the all-loving figure, Jesus. So much so that she goes around calling Jesus: "Jesus of God." Technically speaking, his name is Jesus. And he is the son of God. So by deductive reasoning, it probably is not inaccurate to refer to him as "Jesus of God."

"Georgia Washington"
If EB were a historian, we would all think that one of our Founding Fathers was actually a Founding Mother.


"I will wear it when we go to church"
Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It's been...uh, never since I've had my last confession. And it's been over a year since I last went to church. My little tomboy knows this all too well, so whenever I try to buy her a twirly, girly skirt, she looks up at me, smiles and says: "Looks great, Mom! I'll wear it when we go to church." Translation: at the rate we are going, it'll be another year or so.

"Cheese grill sandwich"
Like the French, EB sometimes puts her adjectives behind the described noun. For example, instead of saying: "blue sky," the French refers to it as "le ciel bleu" (direct translation: sky blue). So instead of "grilled cheese sandwich," the girl is going all Francophone on me by calling it "cheese grill sandwich."




Season Premier of B-Boy-isms

"Go!" (pronounced "Gah!")
He likes to repeat this over and over as he climbs up our stairs, as if he were a Little Engine that could.

"Uh-oh!"
Uttered when he purposely throws his sippy cup, bottle and food onto the floor.

"Na-na" (banana)
Self-explanatory

"Geh?"
When uttered while pointing to grapes, it means: can I have some grapes? Otherwise I will scream my head off. When uttered while pointing to my iPhone, it means: can I hold it? Otherwise I will scream my head off. And when you give it to me, I will test gravity and drop it on the floor.

"Ma-ma!"
Uttered when he is in a cuddly mood. This one always melts my heart:

She’s Got a Way with Words, Year 2

It’s been nearly a year since I posted EB's three-year old "EB-isms," so I thought I’d refresh the list. Obviously the latest EB-isms have progressed beyond the simple funny words she used to invent. The latest collection includes a combination of funny-logic, logical-logic, and words that she will want to swallow when she hits pre-pubescent years.

EB on being a child of interracial marriage:
“I’m half-Chinese, but when I grow up I will be full Chinese - just like my mommy.”

She then also likes to point out that K is "Zero Chinese," and look at him pitifully as if he's missing out.  My ancestors would've been proud.

EB on growing up:
“Mommy, I want to live with you and Daddy forever and ever and ever.”

This one makes me smirk. I will be sure to pull it up when EB is in her pre-teenage years; rebellious, surly and ready to run away from home.

EB on her career aspirations:
“When I grow up, I want to work next to Mommy in the same office.”

God, I really, really, really hope this is not going to be the case, for both my sake and her sake. For my sake, because that would show that I have not moved up the ladder in 17 years. For her sake, because office jobs are overrated. I like my job just fine…but for the love of everything that’s good, follow your passions, EB!

EB on who’s the boss:
EB: “Mommy, I’m going to be the boss of you.”
Me: “Umm…no. I’m the boss of you and don’t you ever forget it.”
EB: “OK. But Mommy, you’ll never be the boss of Jesus; Jesus will always be the boss of YOU.”

This confirms that we are in the South. Neither K nor I are that religious; we’ve gone to the church maybe a handful of times, so she definitely picked this one up from other kids.

She's Got a Way with Words

EB is in a talkative stage -- she talks non-stop, making up phrases, words and expressing herself with funny logic. It's great fun; here is a list of my all-time favorite EB-isms*: 

hanitizer          noun \ ‘haŋ-ә-ti-zәr\

Hand sanitizer, as in Purell  (“Mommy, can I have the hanitzier?”)

donuts            noun

Something she can eat in place of peanuts because of her peanut allergies (“I can’t have peanuts, but I can have walnuts and donuts”)

nursery school    noun

EB’s reference to the nursing school that K currently attends (“Daddy is going to nursery school”)

dressing sandwich noun
Chicken salad sandwich that I had made, with way too much mayo mixed in (“I don’t like the dressing sandwich that Mommy made”)

age-ier  adj  \’āj-ir\
When one is older (“Mommy is age-ier than me”)

*EB-isms   noun \’ē-bē -izәmz\

1: words and phrases made up by EB 

2: a three-year old’s adorable attempt to make sense of things around her