Conversations

Dad: Were did you go today, Kai?
Kai: Pigout (playground).
Dad: You went to a playground?
Kai: Mommy!
Dad: Oh, you went to a playground with mommy? Was it fun?
Kai: Funnnn (really stressing the n sound there).


Kai: Bright!
Mom: Yes, it's bright. It's sunny today.
Kai: Shunny.
Mom: Yeah... it's sunny. Wanna go outside and play?
Kai: Play. Ou-shide. Queen (his McQueen beach ball)!
Mom: Yup! McQueen's outside.
Kai: Mikaka (police car).
Mom: Yup! Your police car's out there too.
Kai: Yup! ............ Mao Mao (the name of the neighborhood cat). Meow~~~~~
Mom: Mmm... I don't see Mao Mao out there. Maybe she'll come by later.
Kai: La-ner.


Kai was counting mommy's toes (pointing at a different toe each time): One. Doh. One. Two. Fhree. Eh. (and the last one) Nine! Yay!!!!


Mom: Kai, we have to talk about quitting boob.
Kai (pleased): Boob!
Mom: Yeah... you see, Edie (age 2) doesn't want mommy boob anymore because she's a big girl. Jordy (age 3) doesn't want mommy boob because he's a big boy now!
Kai: Joddy! Izza (Lisa, Jordy's mom)
Mom: Right! Kaikai is also a big boy now, so Kaikai won't need mommy boob anymore. Only babies need mommy boob, you know?!
Kai: ........................................ (thinking about it)
Then he latched on and said (while slurping): Baby. Kaikai.
Mom (rolling her eyes): You're NOT a baby anymore, Kai. Absolutely no more boob when you're two years old, okay? You have 4 more months.
Kai nodded while nursing.
A moment later, he popped up and reemphasized: Baby Kai.


Kai pointed at his blue bucket: Break.
Mom: Yes. That bucket is broken. Daddy will get you a new one.
Kai (still pointing at it): Break....
Mom (tried to distract him by picking up a crab): Hey Kai, What's this?
Kai: Op-pe-pe.
Mom: Op-pe-pe? This is not an op-pe-pe. It's a crab.
Kai: OP-PE-PE!!! (almost in the tone "Mommy, how can you not know this is an op-pe-pe?")
Mom: What's an op-pe-pe?
Kai (totally frustrated): Op-pe-peeeeeeeeeeee!
Mom: I'm sorry. I don't know what an op-pe-pe is!
Kai ran away into the hallway.
A brief moment later, the toddler ran back to the couch and threw his "Magic Fish" bath book on the couch.
Op-pe-pe = octopus
Mom: Oh~~~~ I see. But this is not an octopus. This is a crab.
After dinner, I asked Kai to help me put his toys away. He brought the crab over to me. I was on all fours looking under the couch for the missing puzzle pieces. Kai got down on the floor, grabbed my chin with his hand to make sure I was looking at him, and said dead-seriously, "Crab!"


Daddy heard "gedup! gedup!" early in the morning.
Kai: Gedup (Get up)!
Dad: Morning. Want some breakfast, Kai?
Kai: Cheo (Cheerio)
Dad: Okay, let's have some Cheerio.
Kai: Mommy!
Dad: I think mommy has already left for work.
Kai: Shock-on (Put socks on)
Dad: Okay. Let's get dressed and put your socks on.
Kai: Park!
(The kid was clearly telling his dad what he wanted to do)