Mommy, Push

Yesterday after emptying a laundry basket, Rudy proceeded to climb into it and say "Mommy, push".

His room isn't very big but he actually wanted me to push him in to the closet. He loves to go in the closet, say "adios" and shut the doors. So I pushed him in the closet and he shut the door.

His hand got caught a little (he didn't even whine about it). By the way, this picture is just another testament to the slowness of my camera. I pushed the shutter button when he was saying "adios" and closing the door and it didn't take the picture until the very end.

But when he opened the door he gave himself a "beso" where he hurt his hand.

Is it? That?

These are the questions I answer hundreds of times daily. Is it (short for Where is it) can be heard when Rudy is looking for a toy or book. But it also is heard when he is trying to hide something. For example, he may put his hand over the top of his cup and say "Agua. Is it?" Meaning where is his agua - we can't see it since it's under his hand.
That is short for What's that? He likes to turn the tables when reading books and ask us what the pictures are. He may also just walk around a room and touch everything asking "that?". It does become very repetitive but he's definitely learning new words everyday so it does serve a purpose. (Although some days I wish he didn't know so many words - he is now very good and making sure we understand exactly what he expects us to do "Sientate. Read book." is one phrase commonly heard.)
So if you're spending time with Rudy, you will now know exactly what he's asking when he says "Is it?" or "That?".

PS - If you read the comment from my last post from The Godfather (AKA my brother who apparently thinks he is now all powerful - or maybe he always thought that!), I just wanted to let you know we do not have pictures of the worm so don't worry that they will surface on here. I am still trying to get the image out of my head!

Likes and Dislikes

As with any two-year-old, Rudy has very definite ideas about things he likes and doesn't like.

He likes cars, trains, camions (trucks), airplanes, 'cletas' (biciclettas - bicycles), and camions de bomberas (fire trucks).

He likes yogurt (see previous pictures), fruit (especially pineapples and peaches), 'titas' (crackers, chips, etc), cheese, pasta and peanut butter.

He likes 'Gato' (AKA Mario) the best but is also fascinated by 'Moky' (Smoky our other cat who he has yet to get within 3 feet of) and Lou our perro (dog).

He talks about his cousins Max and 'loco' Neil at least a few times a week (it will be interesting to see who takes priority when they are both in the same place).

He likes being outside.

He likes music and singing and dancing.

He likes books.

He likes animals.

He does not like milk, unless it's in his pacha (bottle). I guess it tastes different in a cup but we just can't get him to drink it that way yet. We even tried chocolate milk.

Sometimes he does not like meat (and sometimes he does).

He does not like raw vegetables (unless he can just eat the dip off of them).

Gracias

We have a very polite two-year-old in our house - at times. Gracias is a word he uses quite often. When he first came home, he would say "gracias" after we changed his diaper. Now he's moved from that and he will say "gracias" when you turn a light on in a room or on the stairs. Of course, he doesn't often say it when we want him to - like when we give him the food off of our plates or help him with something. But I guess sometimes is better than never.




This picture has absolutely nothing to do with the post, I just felt like adding a picture. :)