Eccentricities

The "terrible twos" is by no means a myth! But I believe that two year olds are given some amazingly adorable qualities to counterbalance the havoc they can wreak. It seems you're angry at some inappropriate behavior one second and before you know it, they've melted your heart with some sweet little thing they do or say. And since I fancy this blog to be an online memory book of sorts, below are a couple of examples of these endearing qualities. I hope never to forget these sweet little eccentricities...


The missing letter 'F'

Despite many months of speech therapy, Aidan still has a bit of trouble with certain letters. Nothing to worry about as he'll outgrow it. In the meantime it makes for some really adorable words. Each morning when we ask him what he wants for breakfast, he usually chants "Wapple, Wapple or Muppin, Muppin". One of his favorite Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters is "Goopy". And lately he's been crawling around the house pretending to be a dog and saying, "Woop Woop". Really, does it get any cuter than this?





The Hoarder

Maddie is a collector (much like her Grandma & Peepa and much to her mommy's dismay). While most children have a comfort item such as a blankie or stuffed animal, Maddie has THREE such items. She carries her THREE stuffed pigs (named "piggy", "two" & "oink") around the house. There have been many a night frantically running around the house at bedtime trying to locate a missing pig lest she sleep without a member of her crew. I've also noticed that when she plays with the train table, she holds what she considers the 'good' trains in one hand while playing with the less desirable trains with the remaining hand - ensuring Aidan doesn't get a chance at one of the prized trains. And the most obvious example of her hoarding can be found underneath the seat of her pink princess car. If anything is missing inside the house, the first place anyone looks is inside Maddie's car. While this is still in the endearing quality stage, I am keeping an eye on it to make sure we don't end up on that TLC show in the near future!

Exhibit A

Gotta love those 2 x twos...