Zach-tionary

Remember when Luke used to want to know "What are you do-ning?" and "What's for tah-sert?" Even though Zach is so much more sophisticated (!) he still has a couple of sweet little oddball things that I'm afraid he might grow out of soon, so I want to preserve them for the ages:

Muse = use ("I want to muse that!")

Fighter fighter = fire hydrant

A lottle of = a lot of ("I want a lottle of powdered sugar on that")

Crosting = frosting

Ruvver band = rubber band

Dressed = clothes ("It's time to put on my dressed" "I don't want to take off my dressed!")

Whistle = missile ("This plane is going to shoot the whistle")

Luke's Guywalker = Luke Skywalker

Also Zach has been showing some little flashes of teen behavior such as:

Independence: He insisted that I buy him his own small practice potty (we had an old one, but I threw it out a while ago). So yesterday he and I bought one, and he took the wrapper off himself and dragged it into the bathroom. He was quiet in there for a while, so I peeked in to check on him and found him, pants down, in the right position for whatever he needed to do. "You OK?" I asked him. "Yeah, Mom," he said. "I like this. Now go away."

Sarcasm: While Luke was at school, I was giving Zach lunch and by mistake I asked him, "Luke, would you like some applesauce?" Zach gave me a withering look and said, "Mom, Luke does not want applesauce. Luke is in kindergarten right now."

But I'm not ready for a teenager yet. Today (May 27) we are home because Zach had his tooth pulled, and I just want to be here with my funny, cozy, gap-toothed three-year-old.