Because I haven't been bragging about him enough lately

Lately we've been noticing some new developments in the boy's speech.  He just seems to be talking more like a human and less like a toddler.  He's EXTREMELY social, so much so that you'll often hear him ask people "so how YOU been?"  He seems genuinely interested in starting and having conversations, particularly if they are about boy stuff (anything with an engine).  And he'll talk to just about ANYONE - clerks who say thank you, old men who stop us at the hardware store to tell me how cute he is, the lady who highlights your receipt as you leave Costco.  He's chatty, that boy. 

• Earlier the boy was playing out on the patio when he got frustrated that his butt no longer fit in the back of his Tonka Dump Truck.  He got all pissed off and started screaming and yelling and finally climbed up into my lap and sobbed "I'm freaking out, Mommy!"
• Recently he tromped into our bedroom where Dave was looking at cars online and completely unprompted and out of the blue, said "Get off the Internet, DADDY!"
• Lately when playing cars or trucks or airplanes with his Dad, he'll scream "STOP THIEF" when Dave dares to even TOUCH one of his toys.  (I'm pretty sure this is a line from Peter Rabbit.)
• Even though Alex has barely had an accident in months, he's still reluctant to stop playing to go to the bathroom.  Dave, Mr. Brilliant, started making siren noises and calling Alex the Fireman to come PUT THE FIRE OUT!!!  It works every. single. time.  My favorite part is when Alex admits he has a little fire hose and that Daddy has a BIG ONE.
• He also stages Monster Truck Rallies, complete with the annoucemer shouting at the top of his lungs:  "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.  First up: Alexander driving GRAVEDIGGER!!! On your mark, get set, GO!!  Gravedigger wins the race!!! Now: EL TORO!!!" 
• There are also many examples that aren't really family friendly.  Like how Dave was barbequing and Alex was being naughty and I was yelling at him and Dave told me to knock off the witch voice while the patio door was open.  Alex walked around the rest of the night spewing variations of "shut your bitch up" and "knock it off bitch".  What a comedian.

Comments

[Mary]

OMG, I so have to tell my husband about the Fire Hose trick! That's cracking me up. Love it.

[baseballmom]

The other day Alex (4) came home from daycare at my girlfriend's house with his "gingie"...stuffed gingerbread man...and the hat was torn off of it. He said that "Jordyn did it." I asked him if that made him sad, and of course it did, and then I asked him what he said to her when she did that to his gingie. His reply? "I said, Give it back, you bitch, it's mine!" Hee. She kinda deserved it.

[Belinda]

Alex is obviously, OBVIOUSLY a genius. Which is going to be difficult to juggle with also being The Most Beautiful Male-Child On The Planet. I'd just start giving him whatever he wants soon, since he will know best.

[Kari]

Oooh. fire hose.

My son and Husband do a cross-stream pee:

"Wait Daddy, there is no pee in my penis yet!" if Husband starts to pee independently

or

"Daddy, come here. Time to pee!" if he has to go but Daddy doesn't.