Nora-isms

I think I’ve said it recently, but in case I haven’t: For as challenging as age two can be, it is also so freaking awesome. Nora is SO cute and SO funny. I absolutely love listening to the things that come out of her mouth at any given moment. It is incredible to me when I think about how, last year at this time, we were getting ready to call Early Intervention to have her evaluated for a speech delay. She had so few words, and now, I can’t believe some of the things that she says. She may still very well be a little bit behind what is “normal” for a two-and-a-half-year-old, but I do not for one second think that there’s anything wrong with her.

Anyway, I wanted to blog a little collection of recent quotes from our darling Nora Grace.

At the end of bedtime prayers every night, we say, “Amen.” She smiles and says, “NO, Mama! THE END! The End, Mickey Mouse!” (I have no idea where she got it from. She said it one time and we laughed hysterically so of course, now it’s a thing.)

She suddenly has a big interest in knowing random kids’ and pets’ names. We passed a father with two or three little girls in Lowe’s. “Names?” she asked. We saw a dog in the parking lot at a garden store. “Name, Daddy?” (What are their names? What is his name?) She’s a goof. She even asks about random kids in picture books. Some times I actually make up fake names just to placate her. :)

Often we’ll be in the car and we’ll pass an area with water and she’ll start talking to me about ducks. I’ll say, “What are the ducks doing, Nora?” And she’ll say, “Ducks’ house.” And then, “Eating mac and cheese!” (So random, I love it.) One day she said, “Mommy, else ducks eat?” (What else do ducks eat?) Just last week I said, “Do you think the ducks have babies?” And she said, “No, BIG GIRLS!”

Last week I forgot my cell phone at home one morning. When I realized it, we were halfway to daycare. I said out loud, “Oh no, I forgot my phone at home!” From the back seat, I heard the following advice: “Acks Daddy help get phone back.” (Ask Daddy to help you get your phone back.) Brilliant, child. BRILLIANT! :)

She was eating some pineapple for dessert one night. As she speared the final piece in her bowl with her fork, she looked up randomly at us with a big smile on her face and said, in a high-pitched sing-song voice, “Laaaast piece!” We immediately bust out laughing. How could you not?

This morning at breakfast we were discussing birds. I said, “Nora, what do birds eat?” She didn’t answer right away, so I said, “Do birds eat worms?” Without missing a beat, she replied, “Nooooo, Mommy! Birds no eat worms. Too yucky!”

Last week I was getting her out of her chair after dinner when she started waving at my tummy. “Hi Baby!” she said. Then she patted both of her hands on my belly and said, “Mommy, drums!” And then she leaned in and gave my stomach kisses. I DIE.

Tonight she suddenly started telling us that she has a baby in HER tummy. Now every time I ask about the baby in mine, she says, “No, my baby, in my tummy!” Okaaaaay. So cute!

I hope you got a laugh or two from these funny little Nora-isms. Only out of the mouths of babes, right? Maybe I’ll try to type up these small collections of quotes on a more regular basis!