I've been meaning to write down some of the cute things Nathaniel says, in order to preserve them before pregnancy brain completely takes over. So here are the ones that come to mind now:
oat-milk = oatmeal
Wiwee = Lily
He substitutes "am" for I. If he emphasizes "Aaam", that means "I don't". For example "Am want to watch videos Mommy" = I want to watch videos. "Aaaaam want to eat my vegetables Mommy" "No way am I going to eat those vegetables."
Prior to our 16 week ultrasound, which he came along for, we told him we were going to be having a baby, and explained that is was growing in my belly. When I asked him, "doesn't that sound fun Nathaniel, to have a baby come live with us?" he said, "No, I ride my bike." A few days later, in the car after the ultrasound confirmed we are having a girl, I asked him, "doesn't that sound like fun to have a baby sister?" and he said "WOW look at that tractor" looking at a bulldozer we passed on the highway.
He seems to get the idea of the baby growing in my belly. He often says, " the baby's in Mommy's tummy. Has to get bigger to come out". One day he was inspecting my belly, trying to figure things out for himself. While sort of thinking out loud he said "the baby comes out of there", indicating my belly button. I decided that sounded like a reasonable explanation, and left it at that.
The other night we were reading his Toddler Bible Stories book. We read "B is for Baby" about baby Jesus being born to Mary. Then we read "C if for Creation." I explained that God created everything. He asked me where God was, while looking at the picture of creation, so I explained He is everywhere, and if we ask Him, He will come to live in our hearts. And he said "live in my belly?" Well, it's not exactly like being pregnant, but....
He just started recognizing that his misbehavior is disappointing to Aaron and I. If he does something wrong or makes a mess (ie misses the toilet when going peepee), he sometimes says "Mommy will be so sad". But if he fixes it, then he says "Mommy will be so happy". Pretty cute.
The other day we were in a small town restaurant, Shobel's in Columbus, on our way back from Coahoma. Nathaniel had gone to the bathroom with Aaron, and came back running to the table, shouting "Mommy, I go poopoo in the potty. I go peepee Mommy!" Everyone took notice, though no one seemed as impressed as I was. (It turns out he didn't actually go poopoo).
If he sees anything broken at all, he says, "Daddy have to fix it". When Aaron was gone to Nigeria for 2 weeks, he managed to find/ break things around the house for him to fix, including the towel rack in our bathroom, which he attempted to hang from.
