The scene: Gabe and Ellis sitting on the couch together.
Gabe: I need a hug...
Ellis: I better get out of here! (bolts off the couch and runs across the house)
Gabe was watching the final game of the Stanley Cup (hockey) and Ellis started yelling, "No touch-downs, Dad! I don't want to watch touch-downs!"
So I took her upstairs and gave her a bath. We came back downstairs after the bath and she was semi-happily watching hockey as I combed her hair. There was a close-up shot of one of the players and she asked, "What's that touch-down's name?"
Dinnertime prayer (I think Gabe was the one saying it): "...and thank you for this food..."
Ellis, with eyes closed: "You're welcome."
Ellis: Whatcha doing, Dad?
Gabe: I'm writing to Uncle Tim (on the computer).
Ellis: Are you writing to his email?
Gabe: Yeeees...how do you know about email??
'Actually', 'Yes', 'That's okay', 'Gross', 'Can you cover me up?' (with every blanket in the house?), 'Can you scratch my back?' = All frequently heard from Ellis lately.
When Ellis doesn't want to do something you've asked, or correct a behavior you've asked her to correct, her typical response is (in her whiniest voice), "I caaaan't do that." or "I caaan't stop it."
Tonight at dinner she was cradling a bite of her cheeseburger while gently stroking it and saying, "This is my baby. I won't eat my baby." What am I supposed to say to that? Well, you need to keep growing, so please eat your baby. ??
We checked out Mary Poppins from the library last weekend. During the scene where Mary Poppin's uncle is stuck floating near the ceiling because he can't stop laughing, Ellis exclaimed, "They're floating up (in) the air!" Those prepositions will come.
Gabe was changing diaper during Ellis' "nap" the other day and she asked, "Where's my mom?" He told her I was taking a nap (she had been talking to herself in her crib for quite awhile, NOT napping). She replied, "Oh. Did you put her to bed?"
While hugging my legs, "You love me SO MUCH, Mom!"
That I do, Ellis :)