Benjamin's newest favorite game: he pops out from behind some visual barrier between you and him and exclaims, "There he is!" (A variation on the above: When he pops out he yells, "I see you!")
Now this one I don't quite get. Frequently when in the kitchen Benjamin will hide himself underneath the kitchen table. Once hidden he repeats, "Uh-oh...uh-oh...uh-oh"...ad nauseum and nothing you say can persuade him that there is nothing, in fact, to be uh-ohing about. I'm still puzzling....
I sympathize with a fellow parent of a toddler who recently posted on their blog about the trouble they are having with getting said toddler to respond in the affirmative. Benjamin also rarely says, "yes." This sits in the middle of my "bothers me" meter; it's not a terribly disturbing trend, but the thing that baffles and yes, frustrates me, is when he answers no and means yes. It happened today.
Me: "Do you want some applesauce?"
Benjamin: (very politely and earnestly) "No tank-tu"
I, foolishly assuming no meant no, and turning to open the fridge, was met with much loud wailing and violent pushing of nearby objects. Hmm. Evidently "no tank-tu" sometimes means "yes, please."
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so he sits under the table and says "Uh oh"? Does he frequently drop food from the table, do you tell him "Uh oh"? Does he think that under the table is "Uh oh"? just a suggestion. I spent the last few days trying to figure out what Eliannah meant when she said "Dentist", (she means "downstairs") It's almost like you have to learn their language before you can teach them ours!
Hmm, that's a good thought. Maybe he is finding infinitesimal bits that are certainly under there and reliving the moment when he dropped them :)
or he thinks "uh oh" is a place and not an action
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