Picaboo and ...

Kobi's level of speech has always amazed both Matthew and I but there are some words I especially love to hear. Kobi has always been a talker. Even at seven months we would hear him babble all day long be it in the crib when he was suppose to be napping or crawling around the family room playing with toys. Lately he has been putting together very long sentences and making up words that are almost right:) Words like "Lasterday" when he really means to say yesterday, "Shiver me Nintendos" which should be shiver me timbers and he lives in "A-med-ica" instead of America. These are just a few of the funny things Kobi says on a regular basis that come to mind. Its just amazing watching him grow and everyday a new sentence is said. Recently Kobi was given a 3-dimensional block castle to play with. (Of course daddy built it for him during a two hour nap) but after that nap the first ten sentences out of Kobi's mouth were "LOOK AT THAT! WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT, TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, ETC...!" He just says the cutest things. Just a few days ago on our way to Grandmas house we drove by a farm with acres of corn. Kobi says "Mama, that corns only for cows". I was shocked because he was right! So I of course told Kobi "YES YOUR RIGHT HONEY!" to which he responded "I know... I'm a very smart boy". LOL! A couple weeks ago Kobi and I were rushing out the house (just like every morning:) and I tossed a sweatshirt to him saying its cold outside. He looked at me and with the same face I give his father on a normal basis (Hehe!) said "Is it required?" I think I maybe in trouble here. Usually when Kobi is in public (acting up) I will reprimand him then say "Neen dong ma?!" (Not the proper spelling but I write the way I say) which means "Do you understand?" Usually when I say this in Mandarin he knows I mean business. So one day my child who is playing extremely well in the car seat drops his McDonald's happy meal toy and starts screaming "Mama! Mama pick it up!" I of course cant drive 100 MPH, look for cops and turn my back to reach behind the passenger car seat that this Happy Meal toy has fallen, I tell Kobi nope buddy you dropped it. Kobi of course is simply disgusted and starts shouting "Ne Dong Ma, Ne Dong Ma?!!!" I think it was at this point I realized single words or sentences out of my mouth now were no longer safe from Kobi. LOL!