Conversation!

As a parent, I am continually reflecting upon the boys lives, and how much they have changed over the past 2+ years.  They start out so small and helpless, unable to tell us what they need.  We quickly figure out each of their different cries, and we adjust.

Then, these little human beings grow bigger.  They learn to crawl and walk.  They begin eating real people food.  They smile, laugh, and blow kisses.

Then, they begin talking.  First, just making sounds over and over again, but then they start forming words, and repeating after us.  They sing songs, and melt our hearts the first time they say "I love you" after we tell them first.

We think we've seen it all, and then there they go...blowing our minds again!

We picked the boys up from daycare on Friday, and started down our normal path of asking them if they had a good day, and what they did.  Usually, we get a resounding "No!" from both of them when we ask if they had a good day, but lately, we've been getting a "Yes!" from Jackson (Lincoln still insists it wasn't a good day...but he's coming around.)

So, Friday, we asked if they had fun instead. Both said yes.  So, then we started asking what they did.

Mommy/Daddy:  Did you play outside today?
Boys:  Yes.  Slide!  And Swing!
Mommy/Daddy:  What else did you do today? 
Boys:  (Silence)
Mommy/Daddy:  Oh - it was movie day. What movie did you watch?
Boys:  Gabba Gabba!
Mommy/Daddy:  (SILENCE)

Brian and I just looked at each other in complete disbelief.  We actually just had a conversation with our boys!  We asked them questions, and they answered!  The Gabba Gabba really threw us, as they normally watch Elmo or Sesame Street movies. 

But then, we asked them who their favorite character was on Gabba Gabba.

The response....Plex!

Wow...they will be asking for the car keys soon, won't they?