POD has discovered the car is a new source of entertainment. When she pulled the face you see in this photo, she didn’t crack once even when Mummy snorted with laughter. She’s also discovered how effective it is to say “we’re going to c-r-a-s-h” when Daddy was driving round a bend. Taking her arms out of her straps is another favourite. As is sudden clapping.
Most exciting of all POD got to use her potty on the back seat of the car this week after yelling “Mummy wee coming now”. This is toddler speak for I am just about to pee in my car seat. It was perfect timing given the area around the Dartford Tunnel toll is the only stretch of the M25 with no hard shoulder. Amazingly we remained spillage free.
New words have been “come by harder” [combine harvester] and “scrumbles” which is POD’s word for mushrooms.
Bathtime has involved lying down pretending to swim, a good sign given her current fear of pools. Saying “help, help, h-e-l-p” while flailing her arms has been much fun. The highlight was definitely peering over the top of the bath to say “Charly do you want some ice-cream?”. Weird for your toddler to call you by your actual name.
POD continues to enjoy the imaginative play. This week she’s pretended to be a squid and a turtle hiding in its shell. There’s also been a battle between an octopus, a wolf and a flannel ship. But then the wolf turned into a fairy and the taps got a cuddle. She told the bath toys she was a doctor and also referred to the plug as “a tit”.
Despite the hilarity of bathtime and reading numerous stories, POD still thinks sleeping is for wimps. At 10.30pm the other night, while sitting in the laundry basket, POD asked “Mummy shall we play hide and seek?”.
Bedtime typically consists of shouting and numerous requests to come downstairs “for 5 minutes”. POD’s favourite trick is to entice you upstairs which is when you discover your toddler has in fact been replaced with a cling-on.
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Oh bless her, lovely stage with words isn’t it – even if not always what you want to hear.
She does keep us highly entertained Mary, I’m sure there will be much embarrassment to come!
My favourite is scrumbles 🙂 My boys resort to calling me Sara if I’ve taken too long to respond as mum…!
It’s a brilliant word, absolutely no idea where it came from though! I always think she doesn’t know my name but she obviously listens to what we’re saying. Hilarious the boys will revert if you don’t respond quick enough!
Awwww we have – “hit the breaks mummy!” shouted a lot! (not that I speed I would like to add!)
Just what you need when you’re concentrating 🙂
Ohh she sounds fabulous!! hehehe
Thank you Kim 🙂
Sounds like she has a career as a driving instructor sorted! 😉 x
Hehe! I’m sure it’s just the start of her car related shenanigans 🙂
That picture is incredible! What a face 🙂
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It’s brilliant isn’t it! Amazed I got it 🙂
Oh yes, the potty in the car… We do that too =) I think this is the cutest photo of a wrinkled nose toddler I’ve ever seen! Precious.
Thank you. That’s good to hear you have the potty in the car too Dean! Hopefully won’t have to repeat it 🙂
Oh Charly I loved reading this so much – couldn’t work out which bits my favourite but I think it’s gotta be when she calls you by your first name – Lucas still does this to get maximum attention! #wotsofunee
Thank you Cathie. It was hilarious when she did that. Appeared from nowhere and shouted!
haha 😉 can’t wait until mine starts talking properly! And replacing herself with a cling-on at bedtime… lol x #funee
You’re going to have so much fun let me tell you 🙂
Hahahaha, your wee womans face is a giggle, such a cutie! I can just imagine the stress of “Mummy, wee coming now” as you dash out to get the potty, pull down her undies and sigh with relief that there was no spillage, lol! I would’ve been a stressy heap in a corner, lol. And scrumbles? How cute is this kid, lol!
Thanks so much for linking up to the Mad Mid-Week Blog Hop hun!! #MMWBH xx
Thanks Debs, what a lovely comment. Peeing in the car was quite hairy, we were so lucky! She does make me laugh, constantly saying funny things 🙂
Oh I love reading this, she is going to love the fact you have documented it all! We had a similar moment on a similar stretch of the M25 in fact, well done! We had to make do with putting on a nappy in the back of the car while sort of moving!
Thanks Penny, I’m trying to write down some of the things she says – she’s so funny! Lucky you doing some potty training in the car too, it’s quite challenging. The nappy is not a bad call at all 🙂
Love this post and the photo. My first time on a blog hop #MMWBH
Thank you very much and congrats on your first blog hop 🙂
Ahh bless! Scrumbles!
It’s such a great word – think I might adopt it myself!
oh my goodness I lOVE Scrumbles!
Thank you Sarah, me too 🙂
Scrumbles is a great word! It makes them sound so yummy!
Very true, I’d love to eat some scrumbles 🙂