Will-isms

1) (Dec) Craig just shaved his few-day-old facial scruff for a meeting this morning. At nap time, Will was saying goodnight to daddy. He put his hands on both sides of Craig's cheeks all loving and pulled Craig's face close to his and said "You... are old. Really old. But! You're looking good. You're looking good without your beard." Ha! How's that for a twist from the lovey dovey? LOL
2) (Dec) At the dinner table, Will is resting his head in his hands while eating. I say to him "You look tired, buddy. Are you tired?" He replies "No, I'm just calming myself down." :)
3) (Dec) For bedtime prayer, Will says "...and Lord, please help Santa not to fall off our roof..."
4) (Dec) On our way to Grandma Verna's house for Christmas, Will is talking and talking as though it's his job. At one point, after a brief pause, he says "Hey, guys! Look up ahead!" There wasn't really anything specific that he could say he wanted us to see, but it always cracks us up when he calls Craig and I "guys". And it just sounded so funny and mature that he wanted to draw our attention by saying "look up ahead".
5) (Dec) While at the table (at grandma's Christmas party) eating a plate of vegetables, Will very casually says "Hey, Jim..." It got quiet as everyone waited to hear what Will would ask/say in such a casual tone. Will asked him "What's your favorite dinosaur?" as if that was the most normal question in the world to ask. Everyone laughed at the randomness of it all.
6) (Dec) Saying goodbye to a preschool classmate after their holiday party: "Merry Christmas!"... and then casually as he's turning around... "Feliz Navidad!"
7) (Dec) Discussing favorite colors on the way to preschool in Nana's car:
Will: "Jill's favorite color is orange."
Nana: "What about Julie? What's her favorite color?"
Will: "Azul."
Nana: "What?"
Will: "Azul... that's blue in Spanish."
8) (Dec) "Mommy, I appreciate you... And I appreciate that you made me apples for lunch."
9) (Dec) "Your necklace is pretty. And YOU are pretty. And I don't love you a little bit... I love you soooo so much." Love. Love. Love.
10) (Jan) For a long time, Will has referred to our good friends (our usual group) as "The Friends". So he'll ask "Are the friends coming over?" Or (randomly some morning at breakfast) "What are the friends doing right now?" (8:30 a.m.) To which I replied "I'm pretty sure they're sleeping." He was so confused by this... Why on Earth would anyone sleep past 7 a.m.? ;)
11) (Jan) Tucking Will in for bed...
Me: "Sweet dreams, my baby boy."
Will: "Sweet dreams, my baby girl."
12) (Jan) Another night at bedtime...
Me: "I love you, my beautiful boy."
Will: "I love you, my beautiful girl."
13) (Jan) "Mommy, do you want to spend some time with me." I can't (in a million years) imagine NOT dropping whatever I'm doing after that sweet of a question.
14) (Jan) Will and I were making silly, cross-eyed faces at each other over the lunch table. After a minute, Will told me that his eyes and head hurt. I told him "Sometimes that happens when you cross your eyes and move them around funny... You know what would make you feel better?... If you finish your lunch and go lay down for a nap... That will probably make your headache go away." To which he responded "Oh! That is a great idea!" :)
15) (Jan) Counting to 100, Will pauses at 33 and says "Ooh! That's Jon Diebler's number!" Continuing on, he pauses again at 44 and says "Ooh! That's Will Buford's number!" The kid loves Buckeye Basketball! He knows at least five players names and numbers.
16) (Jan) "Mommy, since Sophie doesn't have a penis, where does her pee come out? Does she have a hole in her leg?" Yikes! Here we go... the female anatomy. I actually kept it super simple and told him Sophie has a tiny hole between her legs in the same place that Will has a penis. He was okay with that answer. How much longer can I put this off?
17) (Jan) Will has been saying "I suppose" in sentences a lot lately. It's so funny.
18) (Feb) "Mommy, I have something I want to tell you... Don't EVER stick your hand in a carnivore's mouth!" Haha!
19) (Feb) Craig took the kids to McDonald's as a treat for lunch. [Insert cringe and upset stomach from mommy.] Will calls it "Old MacDonalds". :) Before laying down for nap (with his belly full of stuff that, surely, is not actual food), he tells Craig "Daddy, do you know what I'm going to dream about?... Old MacDonalds." Clearly, Will was thrilled with this treat. Sophie, on the other hand, dissected her burger like a frog.
20) (Feb) "Oh look! My pee is clear! That means I drank enough water!"
21) (Feb) For whatever reason, Craig is teaching Will how to compliment a girl. Will has just told Sophie she's pretty (on his own) and Craig's encouraging him to elaborate on what specifically is a pretty feature about her. (Again, I don't know why Craig wants to teach our son to flatter a woman at the age of three.)
Craig: "Like this Will: 'Sophie, you're pretty because you have big, beautiful eyes'."
Will: "Sophie, you're pretty because you have big feet."
Craig: "Well, usually you want to say something about the features on her head, like her hair or her eyes." (Okay, I'm not a feminist... but why can't he teach Will to compliment her personality or her intelligence?)
Will: "Sophie, I think you're pretty because you have a nice head."
LOL - well, he tried!
22) (Feb) Coming in from playing outside in the snow, Will wants to get the snow off his mittens. He starts to shake them and says "Hey! It's like the penis song!" And he proceeds to shake them while singing "Shake, shake, shake... shake, shake, shake... shake your mittens." :) Do you all remember Will's "penis song" from my last Will-isms post? The one he sings after peeing?
23) (Feb) Will has show-and-tell tomorrow and needs to bring in something that starts with the first letter of his name. We've narrowed it down to a whale (stuffed animal), a Words book, a wolf (stuffed animal), and a William water bottle (it says his name on the front) with a cool flip top that Aunt Casey got him. Will doesn't seem satisfied with any of these suggestions. He tells me "What about my frisbee? Can I bring that?" I say "No, buddy... it has to start with a 'W'." He replies "Yes, but I could call it a 'wisbee'!" Clever little man!
24) (Feb) "Mommy! Daddy! Mommy! Daddy! The snow is melting! It's almost spring!"
25) (Feb) I just got home from work and am currently beginning to change Sophie's diaper. Will runs in to greet me and yells "Mommeeee!" Then quieter "Can I hug you, mommy? I missed you. I haven't seen you all day." Of course I hugged him and told him I missed him too. Do you see where I get my "working mom" guilt? I wish I could just work part time.
26) (Feb) At breakfast: "Mommy, you're pretty. You're the prettiest girl in the world."
27) (Mar) Singing as he walks up the stairs: "March... march... march, march, march... Up... up... up, upstairs." Repeat. I say to him "Gee, buddy. That's a great song. Did you just make that up?" He replies "Ya... it's about Christmas." [Insert my confused face.] Umm... okay?
28) (Mar) This is possibly my favorite Will-ism to date. Will has just finished eating more food than I've ever seen him eat in one sitting. I say "My goodness, Will! That was a lot of food you just ate!" He leans back in his seat, opens his arms out wide and says "My work here is done." I about died laughing!!!! :) :) :)
29) (Mar) I just set the kids' milk cups down on the table. Will says "Mommy, I'm so proud of you that you brought me the orange cup." Haha!

That's it for now! And, ladies, don't try to steal my kid just so you can enjoy the sweet sentiments that I receive on a daily basis. He's all mine until that lucky, special lady comes along. He really is the sweetest, isn't he?