Thirty months four weeks

Hello world!

This week my best words are "flannel," "try," "silly," and "naughty."  I say words my own way:  I have a hard time with Ls, Rs, Vs, and words with lots of sounds together like Sp, St, and things like that.  Instead of light and yellow, I say "yight" and "yewwow;" instead of drink I say "dwink;" I say "seben," not seven, and I say "soon" and "sicker" instead of spoon and sticker.  I say "So duck" to my mama but she doesn't know what I mean.

I got up one morning and into bed with my mama when she was asleep.  Then I was awake so I got back out of bed and looked for something to play with.  I found some vaseline I used to have for my rash.  I rubbed it all over myself;  it felt great!  When my mama woke up, I showed her where the vaseline was:  on the bed, the floor, the toothpaste, and of course, all over me and my jammies.  I got a towel and we wiped it up. 

At dinner time I set the table myself.  I also put my plate in the sink when I'm done.  I like to be helpful.  When my mama cooks dinner I read books or play with blocks in the living room.  Sometimes I bring my book into the kitchen and read out loud to my mama.  I also like to stand on a chair next to her and chop things with my knife.  And I really like to taste sauce my mama makes off a little spoon.  When she uses the mixer, I ask, "Franklin nick it?"  That means I want to lick it.  I love to lick the mixer when it's done.

My favourite  shirt is my motorbike shirt.  I call it "motomike."

Love,

Franklin

Thirty months three weeks

Hello world!

This week my best words are "empty," "finished," "sniff," and "sunshine."  When I go places with my mama, I tell her everything I see and hear.  I tell her about men, ladies, babies, dogs, cars, helicopters, trees, flowers, ducks, and more.  I saw a lady wearing lipstick, and I told my mama, "lady mouth."  Sometimes I get to choose the path to take, and I point and say, "this way."

It's so funny to chase chickens or throw my ball to them.  I'm not supposed to, though.

I got upset when we were walking because my mama told me I had to walk on the path, not the grass.  The next morning at breakfast, I said, "no walk grass.  Dog poo on grass."  We talked about where to walk, and I said, "walking, Frankling crying.  All done Franklin cry."  I know to walk on the path now.

Some of the things I can do myself now:  put away my toys and books, get dressed and undressed (mostly), put my shoes on, put my plate and fork in the sink, and hang up my bib.

One of my favourite songs is "How Much Is that Doggy in the Window;"  I call it the doggy song.  My mama sings it and I sing "woof-woof!" in all the right parts. 

Love,

Franklin

Thirty months two weeks

Hello world!

My best words this week are "penguin," "towel," "cucumber," "squirrel," and "avocado."  I call avocado, "cado," though. 

I sort of mostly stay in my room at bedtime now.  I usually don't get up more than one time.  Sometimes I don't even get up one time.  It's because I'm a big boy.  In the morning I get up early to pee and then go back to sleep. 

In the morning I remind my mama after breakfast, "walkie doggy."  When we pass by the hedge, I tell her, "ladybirds sleeping."  I remember the ladybirds there from spring.  Also I remind my mama, "find apple for Franklin."  I like to pick apples off the tree in the park.  I eat them all, even if they're sour. 

I wanted to play with my mama's computer, but she took it away.  I was so upset!  I laid down on the floor and yelled and yelled.  After a minute, I stopped and told my mama, "all done Franklin sad."

Love,

Franklin

Thirty months one week

Hello world!

This week my best words are "jumper," "melon," "shirt," "hungry," and "glass."  I ran on the path ahead of my mama and then I yelled, "look! bunny!"  My mama said it was a dead bunny.  I said, "dead bunny sleeping."

I have a book for drawing in.  I trace the pictures with my finger, and I drew all over it.  I like to read and count all the things in it.  I count the kittens, balls, balloons, and horses.  I'm pretty good at counting to 13, but I sometimes get them mixed up.

When someone answers the phone, I want to talk too.  I say, "Franklin talk phone.  Talk gramma, talk daddy."  My mama holds the phone to my ear so I can hear, but usually it just hums, not talks.  I talk to my gramma on the computer, though.  I read her my book on the computer.  I showed her my toys, too.  I like to talk to her every week. 

Every morning when I wake up, I'm on the floor next to my bed.  I don't know how it happens.

Love,

Franklin

Twenty nine months five weeks

Hello world!

My best words this week are  "backwards," "careful," "mayonnaise," and "wipe."  After I used the potty, I told my mama, "two big poos!  All poo off bum." 

I got to paint again.  My mama took the painting we made last year and we painted over it.  I love painting.  It looks so beautiful.

One of my favourite things to play is cars.  I get them out and drive them around the floor and furniture.  I even drove one over the dog's back and tail.  It was just a tiny car.

On our walk I said, "get Franklin apple."  I know where the apple tree is in the park.  When my mama picked me one, I said, "red, green apple."   I know lots of colours.  I know white, black, red, blue, and green.  I point out the colours of the cars we walk by, and about the people we see.  I tell her about kids, men, ladies, babies, and what they're wearing, holding, or doing, like:  "two men talking," or "lady red shirt, baby, walk doggy."

Love,

Franklin

Twenty nine months four weeks

Hello world!

My best words this week are "tortoise," "lettuce," "sad," and "yoga."  I watched my mama do yoga with a video.  When I want to see it again, I say, "watch lady, man, yoga."  My mama bends over and sticks her leg up.  I kind of do it too.

I like to splash in puddles, but I ask permission first.  My mama says some puddles are just mud, so I don't step in those. 

My favourite jammies are the ones my mama made from my dad's shirts.  I call them jackets and I can do the buttons myself.  I want to wear them every night.  My next favourite are either Buzz Lightyear or Thomas the Tank Engine.  They both have zips and go all the way over my feet.

When I wake up in the morning I still sometimes remember to pee in the potty, but sometimes not.  Then I get into bed with my mama.  I really like to lay my head on her arm and snuggle up so she can put her other arm around me.  It's so comfy.  Then when I'm ready to get up, I tell her, "mummy wake!  mummy glasses!  all done mummy sleep!"

Love,

Franklin

Twenty nine months three weeks

Hello world!

My best words this week are "vacuum," "green," "mushroom," "pasta," and "scooter."  I told my mama that "milkies is juicy."  I also told my mama, "bang head football" but she didn't know what I meant.  She said, show me.  So I hit my head with my hand then picked up the football. 

Last week I found out my foreskin retracts.  I ran in to show my mama, saying, "look, look!  funny!"  We both thought it was funny. 

My dad makes me plasticine race cars.  My mama makes sheep.  I can sort of make snakes.  I also like tiny plasticine shoes and phones.  I took some plasticine and broke it into little bits and stuck them on the wall.  It looks beautiful.  My mama thinks so too;  she said it looks like spitballs. 


Love,

Franklin